Background: As social media fatigue is a newly described phenomenon, we do not possess many tools to measure this concept. The main aim of the study was to establish a latent structure of the Social Media Fatigue Scale (SMFS) and to identify whether the Polish version is congruent with the Chinese version. The second aim was to examine whether the factor structure fits the data and yields a comparable goodness-of-fit index. The third aim was to consider the convergent validity of the SMFS and to verify whether tiredness and Internet addiction correlate positively.
Methods: The research was conducted on a group of 331 (1st Study) and 379 (2nd Study) adolescents and young adults. It was performed using the SMFS and Internet Addiction Test (IAT).
Results: The outcomes suggest that the three-factor structure is the optimal and reliable solution that corresponds to the original SMFS. CFA provided a good fit. All the dimensions of the SMFS correlated positively with Internet addiction.
Conclusion: The Polish version of the SMFS presented satisfactory psychometric properties, showing many similarities with the original Chinese version of the SMFS. The findings confirm that excessive use of social media may lead to discomfort and negative emotions related to feeling overwhelmed by information, social interaction overload, and personal/others’ expectations.



中文翻译：

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波兰版社交媒体疲劳量表的初步验证

背景：由于社交媒体疲劳是一种新描述的现象，我们没有很多工具来衡量这一概念。该研究的主要目的是建立社交媒体疲劳量表（SMFS）的潜在结构，并确定波兰语版本是否与中文版本一致。第二个目的是检查因子结构是否适合数据并产生可比较的拟合优度指数。第三个目的是考虑 SMFS 的收敛效度，并验证疲劳和网络成瘾是否正相关。
方法：这项研究是在一组 331 名（第一次研究）和 379 名（第二次研究）青少年和年轻人中进行的。它是使用 SMFS 和网络成瘾测试 (IAT) 进行的。
结果：结果表明，三因素结构是与原始 SMFS 相对应的最佳且可靠的解决方案。CFA 提供了一个很好的选择。SMFS 的所有维度都与网络成瘾呈正相关。
结论：波兰语版本的 SMFS 表现出令人满意的心理测量特性，与原始中文版本的 SMFS 有许多相似之处。研究结果证实，过度使用社交媒体可能会导致不适和负面情绪，这些情绪与信息不堪重负、社交互动超载和个人/他人的期望有关。