%0 Journal Article
%T Validity of the Smombie Scale: sensitivity and specificity in identifying pedestrian risk group
%J Digital health
%D 2024
%A Oh, Sumi
%A Park, Sunhee
%V 10
%N 
%P e20552076241271851-e20552076241271851
%X OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the most effective cut-off point for the Smombie Scale and evaluate its ability to screen for pedestrian safety risks among young adults. <br><br>METHODS: Data were obtained from an online sample of 396 Korean young adults aged 18-39 years. Latent profile analysis was used to distinguish the risk group as a reference measure for the Smombie Scale. Discriminative power was assessed using sensitivity, specificity, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, and the area under the ROC curve. The cut-off points were estimated from the Youden index and the balanced score. <br><br>RESULTS: The latent profile analysis showed two different classes: "risk group" of 17.8% and "others." Based on the latent profile analysis, sensitivity, and specificity analysis showed that an adequate cut-off point of 2.78 of five points or higher was associated with a high risk of distracted walking. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The Smombie Scale is a good predictor of problematic smartphone use on the road and can be used as a screening tool for assessing risk levels among young adult pedestrians.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I SAGE Publishing
%@ 2055-2076
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076241271851