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A psychometric comparison of the Internet Addiction Test, the Internet-Related Problem Scale, and self-diagnosis

Widyanto, Laura, Griffiths, Mark D., Brunsden, Vivienne·2011·Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
DOI 10.1089/cyber.2010.0151
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One of the more prominent issues in the field of Internet addiction is the validity of the instrument used to assess users' level of Internet involvement. Many of the instruments used to assess Internet addiction have high face validity but have yet to be tested psychometrically. The aim of this study is to compare two of the most used Internet addiction research measures, the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and the Internet-Related Problem Scale (IRPS), along with a self-diagnostic question simply asking Internet users if they thought they were addicted to the Internet. A total of 225 Internet users participated in the study (69 males and 156 females). Participants who defined themselves as Internet addicts had higher scores on both the IAT and IRPS, and the three different Internet addiction measures were strongly correlated to each other. For the IAT, factor analysis generated three factors (emotional/psychological conflict; time management issues; mood modification) explaining 56.3% of the variance. For the IRPS, factor analysis generated four factors (negative effects of Internet use; mood modification; loss of control; increased Internet use) explaining 60.2% of the variance. The implications for these findings are discussed.

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  • It might be possible to use the single question "I am addicted to the Internet" to detect the perception of problematic mobile phone use of individuals.

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  1. [13]13. Petrie H, Gunn D. (1998) Internet ''addiction'': The effects of sex, age, depression and introversion. Paper presented at the British Psychological Society Conference, London.
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Authors
Widyanto, L., Griffiths, M. D., & Brunsden, V.
Affiliations
Nottingham Trent University (GB)
ORCID
Griffiths, Mark D.
Venue
Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2011-03
Volume
14
Issue
3
Pages
141-149
ISSN
  • 2152-2715 (ISSN-L)
  • 2152-2723
DOI
10.1089/cyber.2010.0151
OpenAlex
W2020690369
Cited by
298
References
26
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FWCI
49.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.liebertpub.com/nv/resources-tools/text-and-data-mining-policy/121/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository) (acceptedVersion)
  • Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
Keywords
internet addiction, Internet Addiction Test, self-diagnosis, psychometric validation, factor structure, mood modification, loss of control, time management, instrument comparison
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Reproducibility of Results, Behavior, Addictive, Internet, Diagnostic Self Evaluation

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