Psychometric Validation of the Internet Disorder Scale–Short Form in an Italian Adult Sample

Bibliographic Data

ID15440938
AuthorsPaolo Soraci (0000-0003-0456-7891), Ambra Ferrari (0000-0003-1946-3884, University of Milano-Bicocca), Enrico Bonanno (0000-0002-8604-456X, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology), De Pace Rosanna, Emanuela Repice, Mark D Griffiths (0000-0001-8880-6524, Nottingham Trent University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume20
Issue5
Pages2571-2586
Publication date2020-04-27
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Mental Health and Addiction (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1557-1874 • E-ISSN: 1557-1882
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s11469-020-00279-z
OpenAlexW3017774065
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited29

Research examining online addictions has conceptualized generalized internet addiction as an “umbrella” term comprising the addictive use of various online activities such as gambling, gaming, pornograpgy consumption shopping, and social media use. This has led to the development of many different psychometric instruments to assess specific forms of online addiction as well as ones that assess disordered internet use more generally. One such scale is the nine-item short-form Internet Disorder Scale (IDS9-SF) based on the DSM-5 criteria for internet gaming disorder. Although the IDS9-SF has been validated in a number of languages, it has not been validated into Italian. Therefore, the present study validated the IDS9-SF utilizing an Italian-speaking sample ( N = 1477). Data were initially collected from 963 participants and the sample was equally split to carry out exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on the Italian IDS9-SF. Results showed that two items were problematic (i.e., in terms of asymmetry and kurtosis) so a slightly modified Italian IDS9-SF was developed (modifying the two items). Data were then collected from a further 514 participants to test the modified Italian IDS9-SF. The second sample was again equally split, and EFA and CFA were carried out. The modified Italian IDS9-SF was found to be a psychometrically robust measure for assessing the risk of internet disorder among Italian adults

Addiction · Addictive behavior · Confirmatory factor analysis · DSM-5 · Exploratory factor analysis · Health psychology · Internet addiction disorder · Psychiatry · Psychometrics · Public health · Sample (material · Scale (ratio · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · The Internet · World Wide Web · Child Development and Digital Technology · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Psychology · Social Media and Politics

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