Validation of the short form Compulsive Internet Use Scale in Students

The present study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the short form of the Compulsive Internet Use Scale developed by Gmel et al. (2019) among students in Tehran.Methods: This transcultural adaptation and psychometric study was carried out on 760 students from Tehran during the academ...

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Main Authors: Hassan Mahmoudian, abbas taghizade, Samira Golmirzaie
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Published: University of Sistan and Baluchestan 2024-11-01
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description The present study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the short form of the Compulsive Internet Use Scale developed by Gmel et al. (2019) among students in Tehran.Methods: This transcultural adaptation and psychometric study was carried out on 760 students from Tehran during the academic year 2021-2022, selected through convenience sampling, with 712 questionnaires deemed analyzable. the Compulsive Internet Use Scale developed by Gmel et al. (2019) comprising 8 self-report items employed. The psychometric characteristics including face, content, and construct validities, along with reliability, were appraised using SPSS and Lisrel software.Findings: The findings indicated that the Compulsive Internet Use Scale has acceptable face and content validity. The results of the exploratory factor analysis using principal component analysis extracted five factors, labeled as loss of control, preoccupation, conflict, coping, and withdrawal symptoms, which accounted for 52.139% of the total variance. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the structure of the scale has an acceptable fit with the data, as all goodness-of-fit indices support the model: (χ²/df = 2.61 <3), RMSEA = 0.070, GFI = 0.91, RMR = 0.04, NFI = 0.86, CFI = 0.91. Reliability results showed that the overall Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0/94, and the intra-class correlation coefficient and Pearson correlation coefficient for test-retest reliability were 0.78 and 0.77, respectively.Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, it can be stated that the short form of the Compulsive Internet Use Scale by Gmel et al. (2019) possesses good psychometric properties.
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spelling doaj-art-bcb8b66b30114591b724253424e6431f2025-01-19T17:53:03ZfasUniversity of Sistan and Baluchestanمطالعات روانشناسی تربیتی2228-66832783-52352024-11-01215610.22111/jeps.2024.50214.58578710Validation of the short form Compulsive Internet Use Scale in StudentsHassan Mahmoudian0abbas taghizade1Samira Golmirzaie2Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Tehran, IranMaster of psychology, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran BranchThe present study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the short form of the Compulsive Internet Use Scale developed by Gmel et al. (2019) among students in Tehran.Methods: This transcultural adaptation and psychometric study was carried out on 760 students from Tehran during the academic year 2021-2022, selected through convenience sampling, with 712 questionnaires deemed analyzable. the Compulsive Internet Use Scale developed by Gmel et al. (2019) comprising 8 self-report items employed. The psychometric characteristics including face, content, and construct validities, along with reliability, were appraised using SPSS and Lisrel software.Findings: The findings indicated that the Compulsive Internet Use Scale has acceptable face and content validity. The results of the exploratory factor analysis using principal component analysis extracted five factors, labeled as loss of control, preoccupation, conflict, coping, and withdrawal symptoms, which accounted for 52.139% of the total variance. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the structure of the scale has an acceptable fit with the data, as all goodness-of-fit indices support the model: (χ²/df = 2.61 <3), RMSEA = 0.070, GFI = 0.91, RMR = 0.04, NFI = 0.86, CFI = 0.91. Reliability results showed that the overall Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0/94, and the intra-class correlation coefficient and Pearson correlation coefficient for test-retest reliability were 0.78 and 0.77, respectively.Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, it can be stated that the short form of the Compulsive Internet Use Scale by Gmel et al. (2019) possesses good psychometric properties.https://jeps.usb.ac.ir/article_8710_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.pdfcompulsive internet usepsychometric propertiesreliabilityvalidity
spellingShingle Hassan Mahmoudian
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Samira Golmirzaie
Validation of the short form Compulsive Internet Use Scale in Students
مطالعات روانشناسی تربیتی
compulsive internet use
psychometric properties
reliability
validity
title Validation of the short form Compulsive Internet Use Scale in Students
title_full Validation of the short form Compulsive Internet Use Scale in Students
title_fullStr Validation of the short form Compulsive Internet Use Scale in Students
title_full_unstemmed Validation of the short form Compulsive Internet Use Scale in Students
title_short Validation of the short form Compulsive Internet Use Scale in Students
title_sort validation of the short form compulsive internet use scale in students
topic compulsive internet use
psychometric properties
reliability
validity
url https://jeps.usb.ac.ir/article_8710_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.pdf
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