Table 4. Concurrent validity of SAS-M (Pearson’s correlation): Subscales of the SAS-M and the Malay version of the IAT.
| Cyberspace oriented relationship | Daily life disturbance | Primacy | Over use | Positive anticipation | Withdrawal | SAS-M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberspace-oriented relationship | - | ||||||
| Daily life disturbance | 0.564 ** | - | |||||
| Primacy | 0.588 ** | 0.445 ** | - | ||||
| Overuse | 0.544 ** | 0.602 ** | 0.50 ** | - | |||
| Positive anticipation | 0.170 ** | 0.160 * | 0.347 ** | 0.285 ** | - | ||
| Withdrawal | 0.658 ** | 0.541 ** | 0.644 ** | 0.561 ** | 0.224 ** | - | |
| SAS-M | 0.818 ** | 0.766 ** | 0.783 ** | 0.810 ** | 0.440 ** | 0.803 ** | - |
| Malay version of the IAT | 0.583 ** | 0.598 ** | 0.416 ** | 0.573 ** | 0.075 | 0.523 ** | 0.645 ** |
* = p < 0.05
** = p < 0.01