TABLE 5.

Exploratory factor analysis of reasons for distraction.

	M	SD	Factor loading
			1	2
Factor 1: social reasons
… It is important to me to directly reply	2.18	1.21	0.86	−0.14
… I always directly reply	2.21	1.23	0.77	−0.06
… I always want to be up to date	2.42	1.28	0.77	0.07
… I want to know what is happening	2.80	1.28	0.74	0.09
… I want to keep up with what others are doing	2.51	1.23	0.73	0.09
… I want to know what others are writing/posting/liking/sharing	2.72	1.30	0.69	0.06
… My friends expect me to react	2.46	1.23	0.68	0.02
… I want to stay in touch with friends	3.13	1.27	0.65	0.09
Factor 2: task-related reasons
… I am not interested in pursuing my tasks	2.45	1.29	−0.10	0.93
… I want to escape an (unpleasant) situation	2.21	1.22	−0.03	0.87
… I want to get distracted	2.52	1.31	0.07	0.71
… I cannot concentrate	2.53	1.23	0.10	0.67
… I am bored	2.98	1.34	0.09	0.63
… I got interrupted by a notification while pursuing a task	2.34	1.22	0.21	0.58
… I am seeking entertainment and fun	2.86	1.28	0.29	0.51
Eigenvalue			4.82	3.91
Explained Variance			32%	26%

N = 329, EFA with principal axis factoring and oblimin rotation; factor loadings >0.50 in bold; English translation of the original German items used in this study, original items are in our OSF repository; Introduction to these items: “I get distracted by social media in these situations, because…”.