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Media Multitasking Scale: Validation Study with Portuguese Adolescents

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  • Luísa Campos

    (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal
    Research Centre for Human Development, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal)

  • Bárbara Nobre

    (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal
    Research Centre for Human Development, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal)

  • Catarina Morais

    (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal
    Research Centre for Human Development, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal)

  • Lurdes Veríssimo

    (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal
    Research Centre for Human Development, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal)

  • Pedro Dias

    (Research Centre for Human Development, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal
    Department of Psychology, University of the Azores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal)

  • Jiutong Luo

    (Faculty of Education, Shenzhen University, No. 3688 Nanhai Road, Shenzhen 518060, China)

Abstract

The increasing presence of digital media has amplified the need to study media multitasking (both multiple media activities simultaneously and using media while doing non-media activities). Media Multitasking Scale (MMS) has been used to assess this phenomenon, but it is yet to be validated for a Portuguese population. This study analysed the validity of a Portuguese Version of the MMS ( n = 171 Portuguese adolescents) based on inter-item correlations and confirmatory factor analysis. The results suggest changes in the original version to reflect more recent digital media tendencies for a better fit to the Portuguese adolescents’ sample. Additionally, results showed that Multitasking with Media and Non-Media and Concentration Without Multitasking were partially predictors of mental health problems (predictive validity), highlighting the scale’s utility in assessing media multitasking behaviours and their impact on psychological well-being.

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  • Luísa Campos & Bárbara Nobre & Catarina Morais & Lurdes Veríssimo & Pedro Dias & Jiutong Luo, 2025. "Media Multitasking Scale: Validation Study with Portuguese Adolescents," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-12, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:14:y:2025:i:3:p:187-:d:1615750
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