The adolescent Internet Adaptability Scale: Development and psychometric properties
This study presents the development and validation of the Adolescent Internet Adaptability Scale (AIAS), designed to assess adolescents’ adaptive capacities in Internet use. The scale development encompassed multiple phases with diverse sample sizes: item pool generation through interviews (n = 15)...
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This study presents the development and validation of the Adolescent Internet Adaptability Scale (AIAS), designed to assess adolescents’ adaptive capacities in Internet use. The scale development encompassed multiple phases with diverse sample sizes: item pool generation through interviews (n = 15), scale structure analysis via Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA, n = 553) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA, n = 4,637), along with reliability (n = 4,637) and validity (n = 4,637) analyses. The reliability phase included alpha, composite reliability, and retest reliability (n = 132), while the validity phase covered structural, convergent, discriminant, criterion-related validity, and measurement invariance tests. The AIAS, comprising eight dimensions—Internet curiosity, Internet self-efficacy, Internet learning ability, Internet socialization ability, Internet information search ability, Internet information protection ability, Internet self-control ability, and Internet positive coping ability—demonstrates strong reliability and validity. It shows positive correlations with Internet use—parental active help, well-being, and meaning in life, and negative correlations with Internet addiction and depression, with stronger associations observed with positive indicators. These findings highlight the Internet’s potential as a platform for strength acquisition. The AIAS, with its comprehensive nature, is promising for tailoring adolescent support from a positive psychology perspective, enabling holistic assessment and targeted interventions. It also advances understanding of youth development in the digital era, proving valuable for clinical and research applications. Ongoing evaluation, cross-cultural validation, and longitudinal research are essential for realizing its full potential. This multidimensional scale significantly advances the assessment of adolescent Internet use, equipping stakeholders to effectively address adolescents’ digital behaviors for enhancing well-being.
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| spelling | doaj-art-ee26cf7bb3fe4f38bc37de70478534372025-02-01T07:24:25ZengMasaryk UniversityCyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace1802-79622025-01-0119110.5817/CP2025-1-5The adolescent Internet Adaptability Scale: Development and psychometric propertiesWeijun Wang0Jianmei Ye1Rouchun Dong2Shihao Ma3Dawei Huang4Xin Zhao5Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China; School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China; Institute of Digital Commerce, Wuhan Technology and Business University, Wuhan, ChinaMinistry of Education Key Laboratory for Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China; School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, ChinaPreschool Education School, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing, ChinaMinistry of Education Key Laboratory for Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China; School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Humanities and Management, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guizhou, ChinaManchester Institute of Education, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom This study presents the development and validation of the Adolescent Internet Adaptability Scale (AIAS), designed to assess adolescents’ adaptive capacities in Internet use. The scale development encompassed multiple phases with diverse sample sizes: item pool generation through interviews (n = 15), scale structure analysis via Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA, n = 553) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA, n = 4,637), along with reliability (n = 4,637) and validity (n = 4,637) analyses. The reliability phase included alpha, composite reliability, and retest reliability (n = 132), while the validity phase covered structural, convergent, discriminant, criterion-related validity, and measurement invariance tests. The AIAS, comprising eight dimensions—Internet curiosity, Internet self-efficacy, Internet learning ability, Internet socialization ability, Internet information search ability, Internet information protection ability, Internet self-control ability, and Internet positive coping ability—demonstrates strong reliability and validity. It shows positive correlations with Internet use—parental active help, well-being, and meaning in life, and negative correlations with Internet addiction and depression, with stronger associations observed with positive indicators. These findings highlight the Internet’s potential as a platform for strength acquisition. The AIAS, with its comprehensive nature, is promising for tailoring adolescent support from a positive psychology perspective, enabling holistic assessment and targeted interventions. It also advances understanding of youth development in the digital era, proving valuable for clinical and research applications. Ongoing evaluation, cross-cultural validation, and longitudinal research are essential for realizing its full potential. This multidimensional scale significantly advances the assessment of adolescent Internet use, equipping stakeholders to effectively address adolescents’ digital behaviors for enhancing well-being. https://cyberpsychology.eu/article/view/37522adolescentsInternet adaptabilityscale developmentpsychometricdigital well-beingmedia literacy |
| spellingShingle | Weijun Wang Jianmei Ye Rouchun Dong Shihao Ma Dawei Huang Xin Zhao The adolescent Internet Adaptability Scale: Development and psychometric properties Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace adolescents Internet adaptability scale development psychometric digital well-being media literacy |
| title | The adolescent Internet Adaptability Scale: Development and psychometric properties |
| title_full | The adolescent Internet Adaptability Scale: Development and psychometric properties |
| title_fullStr | The adolescent Internet Adaptability Scale: Development and psychometric properties |
| title_full_unstemmed | The adolescent Internet Adaptability Scale: Development and psychometric properties |
| title_short | The adolescent Internet Adaptability Scale: Development and psychometric properties |
| title_sort | adolescent internet adaptability scale development and psychometric properties |
| topic | adolescents Internet adaptability scale development psychometric digital well-being media literacy |
| url | https://cyberpsychology.eu/article/view/37522 |
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