Psychometric properties of Young's Internet Addiction Test (IAT) in Urdu language.

Autor: Ndasauka Y; Department of Philosophy University of Malawi Chancellor College Zomba, Malawi. Electronic address: yndasauka@cc.ac.mw., Pitafi A; Institute of Science, Technology and Development Mehran University of Engineering & Technology Jamshoro, 76062, Sindh, Pakistan. Electronic address: adnanpitafi@gmail.com., Kayange GM; Department of Philosophy University of Malawi Chancellor College Zomba, Malawi. Electronic address: gkayange@cc.ac.mw.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Asian journal of psychiatry [Asian J Psychiatr] 2019 Feb; Vol. 40, pp. 39-44. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jan 25.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2019.01.011
Abstrakt: Internet Addiction Disorder is characterized by excessive or poorly controlled obsessions, cravings, or manners regarding Internet use that lead to real life conflicts. In this study assessed psychometric properties of Internet Addiction Scale in Urdu. Data were collected from 506 participants and were analyzed using SPSS v23. We found 4 factors which were named; salience, conflict, tolerance and mood modification. These factors showed strong correlation among them. Further the items in the factors are comparable to other studies. The IAT was found to be psychometrically sound for measuring internet addiction among Urdu speaking population.
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