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July 29, 2026Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Psychometric Validation of a Novel Multidimensional Screen Time Assessment (STA) Tool for Undergraduate Students

Palka Mittal Gaurav Aggarwal Sheetal Yadav Sheetal Kalra Puneeta Ajmera

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The aim is to develop and validate a multidisciplinary tool to assess screen time usage patterns among undergraduate students.
Developed through literature review, expert consultation, and content validation.
Conducted reliability and item analyses alongside exploratory factor analysis (EFA).
Final tool consisted of 35 items across four domains.
The tool demonstrated high content validity with I-CVI range of 0.97–1.00.
Internal consistency showed Cronbach’s α = 0.830, Spearman–Brown = 0.828, Guttman = 0.815.
EFA supported the tool's structure with a KMO value of 0.797 and Bartlett’s test p < 0.001.

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Validates a multidimensional screen time assessment tool in students, suggesting effectiveness for identifying problematic usage.

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Mittal et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6c4794747664a1aa73d1d3 https://doi.org/10.1177/07342829261474241

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