Entwicklung und Validierung einer deutschsprachigen Adaptation der Bergen Study Addiction Scale (BStAS)

Background: The present study develops and validates a German adaptation of the Bergen Study Addiction Scale (BStAS), a questionnaire used for assessing excessive studying behavior. Methods: We analyzed data from 615 students. We examined the dimensionality of the BStAS using confirmatory factor analysis. Moreover, we conducted correlation and hierarchical regression analyses to investigate associations of excessive studying behavior with personality and health. Results: The comparison with dynamic fit index cutoffs indicated a moderate misspecification of the single-factor model. As expected, excessive studying behavior was positively associated with weekly learning hours, neuroticism, perceived stress, psychosomatic complaints, and sleep problems, and negatively related to life satisfaction. Conclusions: It is questionable whether all items of the BStAS capture aspects of behavioral addiction. Nevertheless, the results indicate that the BStAS measures a studying behavior relevant to physical and mental health.