title: Development of a scale to measure problem use of short message service: the SMS Problem Use Diagnostic Questionnaire.
abstract: This exploratory study examines a subset of mobile phone use, the compulsive use of short message service (SMS) text messaging. A measure of SMS use, the SMS Problem Use Diagnostic Questionnaire (SMS-PUDQ), was developed and found to possess acceptable reliability and validity when compared to other measures such as self-reports of time spent using SMS and scores on a survey of problem mobile phone use. Implications for the field of addiction research, technological and behavioral addictions in particular, are discussed, and directions for future research are suggested.
authors: Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana 71272, USA.
authors: J Brian
authors: JB
authors: Rutland
authors: Tilman
authors: T
authors: Sheets
authors: Tony
authors: T
authors: Young
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000175:diagnosis*; D040421:Cell Phone; D003142:Communication; D034742:Electronic Mail / Q000145:classification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires