Construction and validation of social media attention span assessment toolkit (SMASAT)

Abstract

In the current study, the Social Media Attention Span Assessment Toolkit (SMASAT), was designed and standardised to evaluate the impact of social media on the attention span of higher secondary pupils. This scale has 73 statements. The current study employed a basic random sampling approach, with a sample of 30 higher secondary students from Chengalpattu District. The study instrument was verified using Cronbach's alpha. The new Social Media Attention Span Assessment Toolkit (SMASAT) for measuring the influence of social media on the attention span of higher secondary pupils was created with 81 statements, 73 of which were kept. Thus, the standardised tool contains 73 items. The new Social Media Attention Span Assessment Toolkit (SMASAT) will be used as a research instrument in the final study.