Development and Psychometric Validation of the Cyber-Self Scale (CSS) in Saudi Arabia.
Background: Measuring adolescents' and youths' perception of their Cyber-Self can enhance the understanding of how digital technology influences identity formation. While psychological literature offers numerous measures of the self, there is a notable lack of studies addressing the measurement of t...
| Publicado en: | Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 62 - 71 |
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Maria Lopez-Ibor
2025
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