Validation of a Malay version of the smartphone addiction scale among medical students in Malaysia

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Validation of a Malay version of the smartphone addiction scale among medical students in Malaysia

Introduction: This study was initiated to determine the psychometric properties of the Smart Phone Addiction Scale (SAS) by translating and validating this scale into the Malay language (SAS-M), which is the main language spoken in Malaysia. This study can distinguish smart phone and internet addic...

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Main Authors:	Ching, Siew Mooi, Yee, Anne, Ramachandran, Vasudevan, Mohd Sazlly Lim, Sazlyna, Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa, Foo, Loke Loong, Hoo, Fan Kee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46845/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46845/1/46845.PDF

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