The Italian Version of the Escapism Social Media Scale (ESMS): Adaptation, Validation, and Psychometric Evaluation.
The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the newly developed Escapism Social Media Scale (ESMS). Construct validity, convergent validity, and discriminant validity of the ESMS were analyzed with other related constructs such as coping strategies, fear of miss...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 1885 - 1910 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=194419548&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 194419548 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 15571874 46AW jtl: International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction issn: 15571874 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2026 vid: 24 iid: 3 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 194419548 10.1007/s11469-024-01438-2 ppf: 1885 ppct: 25 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 820KB tig: atl: The Italian Version of the Escapism Social Media Scale (ESMS): Adaptation, Validation, and Psychometric Evaluation. aug: au: Soraci, Paolo Bevan, Nadia Pisanti, Renato Servidio, Rocco Liberati, Claudia Griffiths, Mark D. affil: https://ror.org/032c3ae16 Department of Economic, Psychological and Communication Sciences, University "Niccolò Cusano", Rome, Italy https://ror.org/02bfwt286 School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia https://ror.org/02rc97e94 Department of Culture, Education and Society, University of Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy https://ror.org/04xyxjd90 International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK su: Social media Social media addiction Psychological disengagement Mental health Test reliability Stress management sug: subj: Social media Social media addiction Psychological disengagement Mental health Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) Test reliability Stress management keyword: Escapism Social Media Scale FoMO Mental well-being Problematic social media use Psychological distress Escapism Social Media Scale FoMO Mental well-being Problematic social media use Psychological distress ab: The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the newly developed Escapism Social Media Scale (ESMS). Construct validity, convergent validity, and discriminant validity of the ESMS were analyzed with other related constructs such as coping strategies, fear of missing out (FoMO), problematic social media use (PSMU), mental well-being (MWB), and psychological distress. A convenience sample of Italian participants (N = 406, 84.48% female) completed an online survey. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the original factor structure of ESMS, and the observed variables loaded highly on the same underlying factor. The reliability was also satisfactory, demonstrating that the Italian ESMS possesses very good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.89; McDonald's omega = 0.90). The validity of the Italian ESMS was supported by its relationships with coping strategies, FoMO, PSMU, psychological distress, and MWB. The results of the present study enrich the understanding of escapism through social media and provide Italian clinicians and researchers with a useful instrument to assess and address problems related to escapism in social media use contexts. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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