TABLE 2.
Factor loadings for the C-SDS items.
| M(SD) (n = 501) | Skewness (Kurtosis) (n = 501) | F1 (n = 501) | F2 (n = 501) | F3 (n = 501) | Item-total correlations (n = 1002) | Alpha if item deleted (n = 1002) | |
| Attention impulsiveness | |||||||
| 4.I get distracted by my phone even when my full attention is required on other tasks. | 2.70 (0.97) | 0.07 (–0.63) | 0.80 | 0.62** | 0.88 | ||
| 3.I get distracted by just having my phone next to me. | 2.81 (0.90) | 0.29 (–0.26) | 0.78 | 0.59** | 0.88 | ||
| 7.I get distracted with what I could post while doing other tasks. | 2.88 (0.86) | –0.03 (–0.48) | 0.73 | 0.69** | 0.87 | ||
| 1.I get distracted by my phone notifications. | 3.25 (0.82) | –0.41 (0.14) | 0.64 | 0.60** | 0.88 | ||
| 2.I get distracted by my phone apps. | 3.22 (0.81) | –0.27 (0.08) | 0.63 | 0.62** | 0.87 | ||
| 8.I get distracted thinking how many likes and comments I will get while doing other tasks. | 2.63 (0.97) | 0.12 (–0.57) | 0.63 | 0.61** | 0.88 | ||
| 6.I think a lot about checking my phone when I can’t access it. | 2.86 (0.93) | 0.08 (–0.49) | 0.57 | 0.70** | 0.87 | ||
| 5.I get anxious if I don’t check messages immediately on my phone. | 2.60 (0.93) | 0.37 (–0.15) | 0.61 | 0.62** | 0.88 | ||
| Emotion regulation | |||||||
| 14.Using my phone distracts me from negative or unpleasant thoughts. | 3.39 (0.88) | –0.21 (–0.12) | 0.86 | 0.62** | 0.87 | ||
| 16.Using my phone distracts me when I’m under pressure. | 3.40 (0.92) | –0.28 (–0.18) | 0.79 | 0.64** | 0.87 | ||
| 15.Using my phone distracts me from tasks that are tedious or difficult. | 3.36 (0.88) | –0.38 (0.08) | 0.79 | 0.62** | 0.87 | ||
| 13.Using my phone distracts me from doing unpleasant things. | 3.39 (0.89) | –0.38 (–0.09) | 0.78 | 0.63** | 0.87 | ||
| Multitasking | |||||||
| 12.I often talk to others while checking what’s on my phone. | 2.84 (0.91) | 0.13 (–0.54) | 0.75 | 0.52** | 0.88 | ||
| 11.I often walk and use my phone at the same time. | 2.98 (0.90) | 0.03 (–0.41) | 0.66 | 0.58** | 0.88 | ||
| 10.I can easily follow conversations while using my phone. | 3.27 (0.91) | –0.30 (–0.37) | 0.67 | 0.47** | 0.88 | ||
| 9.I use several applications on my phone while working. | 3.31 (0.87) | –0.25 (–0.20) | 0.55 | 0.51** | 0.88 | ||
| Total Variance Explained (%) | 58.88% | ||||||
| KMO | 0.89 | ||||||
| χ2(df) | 3293.93 (120) | ||||||
| p | < 0.01 | ||||||
**p < 0.01.