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. 2013 Dec 31;8(12):e83558. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083558

Table 1. Content Validity Index of SAS.

Items Number in Experts' Agreement Item CVI
1 Missing planned work due to smartphone use 7 1.000
2 Having a hard time concentrating in class, while doing assignments, or while working due to smartphone use 7 1.000
3 Experiencing lightheadedness or blurred vision due to excessive smartphone use 5 .714
4 Feeling pain in the wrists or at the back of the neck while using a smartphone 6 .857
5 Feeling tired and lacking adequate sleep due to excessive smartphone use 4 .571
6 Feeling calm or cozy while using a smartphone 1 .143
7 Feeling pleasant or excited while using a smartphone 4 .571
8 Feeling confident while using a smartphone 3 .429
9 Being able to get rid of stress with a smartphone 3 .429
10 There is nothing more fun to do than using my smartphone. 3 .429
11 My life would be empty without my smartphone. 4 .571
12 Feeling most liberal while using a smartphone 0 .000
13 Using a smartphone is the most fun thing to do. 5 .714
14 Won't be able to stand not having a smartphone 7 1.000
15 Feeling impatient and fretful when I am not holding my smartphone 7 1.000
16 Having my smartphone in my mind even when I am not using it 7 1.000
17 I will never give up using my smartphone even when my daily life is already greatly affected by it 6 .857
18 Getting irritated when bothered while using my smartphone 5 .714
19 Bringing my smartphone to the toilet even when I am in a hurry to get there 4 .571
20 Feeling great meeting more people via smartphone use 2 .286
21 Feeling that my relationships with my smartphone buddies are more intimate than my relationships with my real-life friends 5 .714
22 Not being able to use my smartphone would be as painful as losing a friend. 4 .571
23 Feeling that my smartphone buddies understand me better than my real-life friends 3 .429
24 Constantly checking my smartphone so as not to miss conversations between other people on Twitter or Facebook 6 .857
25 Checking SNS (Social Networking Service) sites like Twitter or Facebook right after waking up 5 .714
26 Preferring talking with my smartphone buddies to hanging out with my real-life friends or with the other members of my family 3 .429
27 Preferring searching from my smartphone to asking other people 1 .143
28 My fully charged battery does not last for one whole day. 2 .286
29 Using my smartphone longer than I had intended 7 1.000
30 Feeling the urge to use my smartphone again right after I stopped using it 4 .571
31 Having tried time and again to shorten my smartphone use time, but failing all the time 5 .714
32 Always thinking that I should shorten my smartphone use time 4 .571
33 The people around me tell me that I use my smartphone too much 6 .857
Mean I-CVI .943
S-CVI/UA .600

I-CVI, item-level content validity index.

S-CVI/UA, scale-level content validity index, universal agreement calculation method.