Reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Internet Addiction Test among college students
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We developed a Korean translation of the Internet Addiction Test (KIAT), widely used self-report for internet addiction and tested its reliability and validity in a sample of college students. Two hundred seventy-nine college students at a national university completed the KIAT. Internal consistency and two week test-retest reliability were calculated from the data, and principal component factor analysis was conducted. Participants also completed the Internet Addiction Diagnostic Questionnaire (IADQ), the Korea Internet addiction scale (K-scale), and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for the criterion validity. Cronbach's alpha of the whole scale was 0.91, and test-retest reliability was also good (r = 0.73). The IADQ, the K-scale, and depressive symptoms were significantly correlated with the KIAT scores, demonstrating concurrent and convergent validity. The factor analysis extracted four factors (Excessive use, Dependence, Withdrawal, and Avoidance of reality) that accounted for 59% of total variance. The KIAT has outstanding internal consistency and high test-retest reliability. Also, the factor structure and validity data show that the KIAT is comparable to the original version. Thus, the KIAT is a psychometrically sound tool for assessing internet addiction in the Korean-speaking population.
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- Authors
- Lee, K., Lee, H.-K., Gyeong, H., Yu, B., Song, Y.-M., & Kim, D.
- Affiliations
- Gongju National Hospital (KR)
- Kongju National University (KR)
- Hanyang University (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Kim, Daeho
- Venue
- Journal of Korean Medical Science
- Publisher
- Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
- Published
- 2013
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 763
- ISSN
- 1011-8934 (ISSN-L)
- 1598-6357
- PMC
- PMC3653091
- OpenAlex
- W2165389013
- Cited by
- 102
- References
- 30
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- FWCI
- 22.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Korean Medical Science (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- 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 › Historical and Modern Theater Studies
- Keywords
- Internet Addiction Test, Korean translation, internet addiction, psychometric validation, university students, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, factor structure, depressive symptoms, cross-cultural adaptation
- MeSH terms
- Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Students, Translating, Universities, Program Evaluation, Behavior, Addictive, Asian People, Young Adult, Republic of Korea
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