Table 3.
Correlations of the Smartphone Distraction Scale (SDS) With Other Scales: Criterion-related Validity, Convergent, and Discriminant Validity (n = 500).
| Scale | Correlations | Cronbach's α |
|---|---|---|
| Daily recreational social media use | 0.171** | - |
| Daily recreational smartphone use | 0.148** | - |
| Attentional control | −0.365** | 0.80 |
| Mindful attention and awareness | −0.514** | 0.90 |
| Meta-cognition (positive) | 0.300** | 0.90 |
| Meta-cognition (negative) | 0.376** | 0.89 |
| Social media addiction | 0.595** | 0.84 |
| Impulsivity | 0.207** | 0.77 |
| Deficient self-regulation | 0.470** | 0.89 |
| Stress | 0.271** | 0.68 |
| Self-efficacy | 0.002 | 0.86 |
**
p < 0.001.