Develop and Evaluation of Psychometric Properties of Smartphone and Tablet Addiction Questionnaire- Parent Version in Elementary School Students and Its Relationship with Parenting Style

The aim of this study is to develop and evaluate psychometric properties of ele-mentary school students’ smartphone and tablet addiction scale and its relationship with parenting styles. We surveyed 200 elementary school students selected by convenience sam-pling. They were evaluated by elementary school students’ smartphone addiction scale and Baumrind parenting style questionnaire. The results of exploratory factor analysis showed that the questi-onnaire has a main factor representing 40% of the total variance and also by calculating the correlation of subscales with the total score (p=0.01), Cronbach’s alpha (α=0.91) and split half method (r=0.88) It was indicated that this scale is properly valid and reliable. Also, family income, mothers’ education and negligent parenting style were directly and significa-ntly correlated with elementary school stu-dents’ smartphone and tablet addiction rate, and authoritative parenting style was inversely and significantly correlated with elementary school students’ smartphone and tablet addiction rate. The study of psychometric properties showed that the present scale has a favorable and correlated underlying factor and it can be used for smartphone addiction evaluation of school- age students in future research. In addition, for intervention in the use rate of smartphone and tablet in elementary school children, family elements should be considered.