Background and aims The main goal of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of a Vietnamese version of the short-version of Internet Addiction Test (s-IAT) and to assess the relationship between s-IAT scores and demographics, health related qualify of life and perceived stress scores in young Vietnamese. Methods The Vietnamese version of s-IAT was administered to a sampl...

Background Internet addiction is a serious problem that can negatively impact both the physical and mental health of individuals. The Addiction Test (IAT) most common used instrument to screen internet worldwide. This study sought investigate psychometric properties an Indonesian version IAT. Methods IAT questionnaire was made focus forward translation, expert panel discussions, back item analy...

introduction: compulsive internet use scale (cius) is a newest and prestigious questionnaire in the diagnosis of internet addiction .the goals of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity (psychometric properties) of persian version of cius in internet users of isfahan's universities. methods: in this descriptive and cross- sectional research  400 isfahan university students we...

Introduction and aim. This study aims to determine the average addiction levels of university students effects different demographic variables on types. Material methods. The included 783 volunteer in Seydişehir campus Necmettin Erbakan University. Data were collected face-to-face using Sociodemographic Information Form, Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND), Cut-off test (CAGE), Digit...

The goal of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of a French version of the short Internet Addiction Test adapted to online sexual activities (s-IAT-sex). The French version of the s-IAT-sex was administered to a sample of 401 men. The participants also completed a questionnaire that screened for sexual addiction (PATHOS). The relationships of s-IAT-sex scores with time spe...

BACKGROUND The Internet Addiction Test (IAT) by Kimberly Young is one of the most utilized diagnostic instruments for Internet addiction. Although many studies have documented psychometric properties of the IAT, consensus on the optimal overall structure of the instrument has yet to emerge since previous analyses yielded markedly different factor analytic results. OBJECTIVE The objective of t...

Young’s (1998a) Internet Addiction Test (IAT) is one of the most commonly used measures of problematic Internet use. Although the instrument is being increasingly applied in research with adolescents, its measurement structure has not been systematically evaluated with pre-adult respondents. Because the results of previous factor-analytic studies with adults have been highly inconsistent, the p...

Background and aims: Internet addiction is one of the problems emerged with the development of technology. Considering the potential negative effects of internet addiction on health, the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of internet addiction in university students in Ilam, west of Iran, in 2014. Methods:In this cross– sectional study, 1066 university students in both public and ...

This study aimed to explore the relationship between parental disciplinary practices and internet addiction. 568 adolescents participated. A Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Internet Addiction Test (IAT) Dimensions of Discipline Inventory - Form C (DDI-C) were used. 73.1% users with mild moderate addiction identified. Mothers showed greater use all dimensions. Differences found only in father's ...

BACKGROUND The Internet Addiction Test (IAT) is the most widely used questionnaire to screen for problematic Internet use. Nevertheless, its factorial structure is still debated, which complicates comparisons among existing studies. Most previous studies were performed with students or community samples despite the probability of there being more problematic Internet use among users of specific...