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THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE ARABIC VERSIONS OF THE SOCIAL NETWORKING TIME USE SCALE AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS SCALE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SAUDI ARABIA

Alhaythami, Hassan Mohammed
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent158746740437348

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2020, PHD, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration.
Introduction: Social media has become a necessary form of communication for young adults in nearly all contexts of life. One such context is in higher education, specifically, university students who are connected and “online” nearly 24 hours a day. Not only are these young adults integrating social media into their collegiate academic experiences both formally and informally, university faculty are also using this form of communication to support their teaching. In recent years, a number of countries in the Middle East have started to use social-networking sites (SNSs) for communication with regularity. One country with a significant proportion of social media users is Saudi Arabia (SA), with Saudi university students being the largest group of active users. In the current study, two scales measuring social media use were translated into Arabic and used with a large sample of undergraduate students in SA. Purpose: Manuscript 1’s objective was to examine the psychometric properties (i.e., content and construct validity; internal consistency reliability) of the Arabic version of the Social Networking Time Use Scale (SONTUS) among Saudi undergraduate students. Manuscript 2’s purpose was to examine the same psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Social Media and Academic Performance of Students (SMAPOS) scale in a sample of Saudi undergraduate students. Additionally, the functioning of items in both scales was evaluated across male and female students. Methods: A total of 508 undergraduate students at one, large university in SA participated in this study and completed the Arabic versions of both scales (i.e., the SONTUS and the SMAPOS). Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), Internal Consistency Reliability, and Differential Item Functioning (DIF) were used to analyze the data. Results: Manuscript 1 results showed that the Arabic version of the SONTUS contained three subscales and overall had good psychometric properties. These results suggest that the SONTUS can be used to measure the frequency of time spent using SNSs among Saudi students. Also, the results indicated that there were some differences in social media use item functioning between male and female Saudi students. Manuscript 2 findings revealed that the Arabic version of the SMAPOS had two subscales and good psychometric properties indicating that the scale is suitable to measure Saudi university students’ attitudes toward the use of social media and academic performance. Moreover, there were no differences in social media attitude item functioning between male and female Saudi students.
Aryn C. Karpinski (Advisor)
Jason Schenker (Committee Member)
Lee Seon Jeong (Committee Member)
272 p.
Educational Tests and Measurements
Social Media Use; Students Academic Performance; Social Media Addiction; Psychometric properties; exploratory factor analysis; confirmatory factor analysis

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  • Alhaythami, H. M. (2020). THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE ARABIC VERSIONS OF THE SOCIAL NETWORKING TIME USE SCALE AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS SCALE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SAUDI ARABIA [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent158746740437348

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Alhaythami, Hassan. THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE ARABIC VERSIONS OF THE SOCIAL NETWORKING TIME USE SCALE AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS SCALE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SAUDI ARABIA . 2020. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent158746740437348.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Alhaythami, Hassan. "THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE ARABIC VERSIONS OF THE SOCIAL NETWORKING TIME USE SCALE AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS SCALE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SAUDI ARABIA ." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent158746740437348

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