Translation and validation of English version of Screen Dependency Scale (SDS) among pre-school children

• Main Authors: Abdul Hadi, Azwanis, Zainoren, Nadirah, Said, Abdul Hadi, Zainal Abidin, Muhammad 'Adil, Musa, Ramli
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RJ Pediatrics; RJ101 Child Heatlh. Child health services. Preventive health services for children; RJ125 Physiology of children and infants; RZ Other systems of medicine; RZ201 Chiropractic
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/109198/7/109198_Translation%20and%20validation%20of%20English%20version%20of%20Screen%20Dependency%20Scale%20%28SDS%29%20among%20pre-school%20children.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/109198/; https://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/sites/medicineandhealthukm.com/files/article/2023/international_virtual_medical_research_symposium_p_80781.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The Screen Dependency Scale (SDS) is a parent report measure which is used to assess preschool children’s dependency towards the screen media. It was developed in the Malaysian community and is in the Malay language. However, the English language is also commonly used in Malaysia, especially in urba...