SMIMS (Scale Development), EFA-CFA-SEM (Akeren et al., 2025)

This study aimed to develop and validate a scale measuring social media interaction motivation (SMIM) and examine its relationship with related variables. In Study 1, the factor structure was identified, while Study 2 confirmed the validity and reliability of the scale, showing its link to social media disorder (SMD). Study 3 used structural equation modeling and found that SMIM increases problematic online behaviors like fear of missing out (FoMO) and phubbing. Gender differences were minimal, but SIMIM, SMD, FoMO, and phubbing increased with social media usage time. The study concludes with suggestions for future research, considering its limitations.<br>

本研究旨在开发并验证一款用于测量社交媒体互动动机（Social Media Interaction Motivation，简称SMIM）的量表，并探讨其与相关变量之间的关联。在研究1中，研究者明确了该量表的因子结构；研究2则验证了该量表的效度与信度，并揭示了其与社交媒体障碍（Social Media Disorder，简称SMD）的关联。研究3采用结构方程模型开展分析，结果显示SMIM会提升诸如错失恐惧（Fear of Missing Out，简称FoMO）与低头玩手机行为（phubbing）等问题性网络行为的发生风险。本研究中性别差异并不显著，但SIMIM、SMD、FoMO及phubbing均随社交媒体使用时长的增加而升高。最后，本研究结合自身研究局限性，对未来研究方向提出了建议。