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Development and Standardization of Tool for WhatsApp Addiction Test
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SENTHIL VADIVEL, THAMILSELVAN PALANICHAMY, CHRISTOPHER AMALRAJ VALLABA DOSS, PALANIVEL R.M, MOHSINA BANO, M.AKILANDESWARI
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Objectives: To normalize the instrument for the appraisal of WhatsApp Addiction Test, to build up the dependability, legitimacy and other psychometric properties of the WhatsApp habit Test and To produce the standards for the instrument for the evaluation of WhatsApp Addiction Test.
Methods: On the off chance that the respondents score lies between 24 to 36, they are deciphered to have Moderate/marginal degree of WhatsApp Addiction. If the respondents score lies from 33 to 69, they are deciphered to have Clinically Significant degree of WhatsApp Addiction.
Results: This shows that they are feeling the squeeze in utilizing their WhatsApp, these people do not have control in their utilization, other than any place and at whatever point it is. They get so genuinely joined to the WhatsApp that even a little change in their utilization will influence their life. Conclusion: Score 0-23: Insignificant/Appropriate WhatsApp utilization, Score 24-46: Marginal/Borderline degree of WhatsApp Addiction and Score 37-69: Clinically Significant degree of WhatsApp Addiction.
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WhatsApp, Internet, Behavior Therapy, Eigen values, Factors, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.02.505
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