Validation of the english assessment of criteria for specific internet-use disorders (ACSID-11) for tinder and online pornography use

Background and aimsInternet behaviors, like social networking, dating apps, or online pornography, may develop into disorders due to their addictive potential, aligning with other specific Internet-use disorders in ICD-11. This study aimed to validate the Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Liberacka-Dwojak, Germano Vera Cruz, Monika Wiłkość-Dębczyńska, Lucien Rochat, Riaz Khan, Silke M. Mueller, Matthias Brand, Yasser Khazaal
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1595502/full
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author Magdalena Liberacka-Dwojak
Germano Vera Cruz
Monika Wiłkość-Dębczyńska
Lucien Rochat
Riaz Khan
Silke M. Mueller
Matthias Brand
Yasser Khazaal
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Germano Vera Cruz
Monika Wiłkość-Dębczyńska
Lucien Rochat
Riaz Khan
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Yasser Khazaal
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description Background and aimsInternet behaviors, like social networking, dating apps, or online pornography, may develop into disorders due to their addictive potential, aligning with other specific Internet-use disorders in ICD-11. This study aimed to validate the Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-use Disorders (ACSID-11) for Tinder and online pornography use in English-speaking respondents.MethodsThe ACSID-11 was administered to active Tinder and pornography users fluent in English (N = 1823) alongside the Problematic Tinder Use Scale (PTUS), Short Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale (PPCS-6), and Sexual Desire Inventory-2 (SDI-2). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) examined ACSID-11’s factor structure, and correlation analyses assessed its convergent validity. The eight-factor structure was confirmed and was superior to other tested solutions both for Tinder and online pornography use. ACSID-11 scores correlated with the PTUS, PPCS-6, and SDI-2.Discussion and ConclusionsThe ACSID-11 is a suitable tool for testing other specified disorders due to addictive behaviors such as Tinder and online pornography-use disorders, based on ICD-11 diagnostic criteria, valuable in assisting with a detailed clinical diagnosis. Moreover, the tool is also valid for English-speaking respondents
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spelling doaj-art-709588fa6fcb4f268f02e20b1ab36a6f2025-08-20T03:27:48ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402025-07-011610.3389/fpsyt.2025.15955021595502Validation of the english assessment of criteria for specific internet-use disorders (ACSID-11) for tinder and online pornography useMagdalena Liberacka-Dwojak0Germano Vera Cruz1Monika Wiłkość-Dębczyńska2Lucien Rochat3Riaz Khan4Silke M. Mueller5Matthias Brand6Yasser Khazaal7Department of Psychology, Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment of Psychology, University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, FranceDepartment of Psychology, Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment of Mental Health and Psychiatry, Specialized Facility in Behavioral Addiction ReConnecte, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, SwitzerlandDepartment of Mental Health and Psychiatry, Frontier Medical College, Abbottabad, PakistanGeneral Psychology: Cognition and Center for Behavioral Addiction Research (CeBAR), University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, GermanyGeneral Psychology: Cognition and Center for Behavioral Addiction Research (CeBAR), University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, GermanyAddiction Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, SwitzerlandBackground and aimsInternet behaviors, like social networking, dating apps, or online pornography, may develop into disorders due to their addictive potential, aligning with other specific Internet-use disorders in ICD-11. This study aimed to validate the Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-use Disorders (ACSID-11) for Tinder and online pornography use in English-speaking respondents.MethodsThe ACSID-11 was administered to active Tinder and pornography users fluent in English (N = 1823) alongside the Problematic Tinder Use Scale (PTUS), Short Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale (PPCS-6), and Sexual Desire Inventory-2 (SDI-2). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) examined ACSID-11’s factor structure, and correlation analyses assessed its convergent validity. The eight-factor structure was confirmed and was superior to other tested solutions both for Tinder and online pornography use. ACSID-11 scores correlated with the PTUS, PPCS-6, and SDI-2.Discussion and ConclusionsThe ACSID-11 is a suitable tool for testing other specified disorders due to addictive behaviors such as Tinder and online pornography-use disorders, based on ICD-11 diagnostic criteria, valuable in assisting with a detailed clinical diagnosis. Moreover, the tool is also valid for English-speaking respondentshttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1595502/fulldating applications-use disorderonline pornography-use disorderbehavioral addictionsdiagnostic criteriaICD-11validation
spellingShingle Magdalena Liberacka-Dwojak
Germano Vera Cruz
Monika Wiłkość-Dębczyńska
Lucien Rochat
Riaz Khan
Silke M. Mueller
Matthias Brand
Yasser Khazaal
Validation of the english assessment of criteria for specific internet-use disorders (ACSID-11) for tinder and online pornography use
Frontiers in Psychiatry
dating applications-use disorder
online pornography-use disorder
behavioral addictions
diagnostic criteria
ICD-11
validation
title Validation of the english assessment of criteria for specific internet-use disorders (ACSID-11) for tinder and online pornography use
title_full Validation of the english assessment of criteria for specific internet-use disorders (ACSID-11) for tinder and online pornography use
title_fullStr Validation of the english assessment of criteria for specific internet-use disorders (ACSID-11) for tinder and online pornography use
title_full_unstemmed Validation of the english assessment of criteria for specific internet-use disorders (ACSID-11) for tinder and online pornography use
title_short Validation of the english assessment of criteria for specific internet-use disorders (ACSID-11) for tinder and online pornography use
title_sort validation of the english assessment of criteria for specific internet use disorders acsid 11 for tinder and online pornography use
topic dating applications-use disorder
online pornography-use disorder
behavioral addictions
diagnostic criteria
ICD-11
validation
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1595502/full
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