Relational consequences of compulsive internet use. Warning signs of compulsive internet use keep in mind that many of the behaviors in the list below can occur with normal use and context, but, for many, these may be signs your child is developing an addiction 4. The english version is brief and possesses good psychometric. Additional information is provided in the measures section. This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the compulsive internet use scale cius in a turkish adolescent sample. Currently there are at least 5 scales being used most frequently in studies for diagnosing internet addiction or problematic internet use. Prevalence and related disability volume 11 issue 12 stefano pallanti, silvia bernardi, leonardo quercioli. Assessment for teens cmmq comprehensive marijuana motives questionnaire cbs compulsive buying scale cius compulsive internet use scale csbi compulsive sexual behavior inventory cla computerized lifestyle assessment cbs condom barriers scale condom barriers scale for men cuses condom. Addictive use of the internet is a new phenomenon which many practitioners are unaware of and subsequently unprepared to treat. Arabic validation of the compulsive internet use scale. The validity and psychometric properties of cius demonstrate its suitability as a screening tool for compulsive internet behavior among all age groups in the japanese population. The internet addiction test iat 9 is an often used questionnaire. In the first study, the online cognition scale ocs was included to determine concurrent validity. Internet addiction test iat and mobile phone dependence questionnaire mpdq in this section, we provide an overview of the two measures that were analyzed in the current study.
Assessment of problematic internet use by the compulsive internet. Internet use scale cius that provides a dimensional score i. The shorter promis questionnaire and the internet addiction scale in the assessment of multiple addictions in a highschool population. Development of the short compulsive internet use scale, cyberpsychology, behavior, and social networking, 20, 11, 709, 2017. Compulsive internet use and academic procrastination.
Compulsive internet usage is on the rise in developing countries such. Compulsive internet usage is on the rise in developing countries such as india. The popularity of using the internet and related applications has grown in arabic countries in recent years. A metaanalysis of the reliabilty of youngs internet. Crosscultural validation of the compulsive internet use. The instrument showed good factorial stability across time and across different. Compulsive internet use ciu was assessed using a shortened version of the compulsive internet use scale cius. French validation of the compulsive internet use scale cius article pdf available in psychiatric quarterly 834. The newly developed compulsive internet use scale cius contains 14 items ratable on a 5point likert scale. Among impulse control disorders, problematic internet use has been considered and examined. The compulsive internet use scale cius was translated into japanese. Factor structure of the compulsive internet use scale cyberpsychology behavior and social networking volume 17 number 1 2014 doi. The internet addiction test 34 is the most commonly used measure of internet addiction 24.
Pdf the present study aimed to develop a short, easily administered, psychometrically sound, and valid instrument to assess the severity of. Compulsive internet use scale cius the following questions should be answered about your use of the internet for private purposes. The arabic version of the cius was administered to a sample of 185 internet users and exploratory and confirmatory analyses performed. The compulsive internet use scale cius measures the construct of compulsive internet use. Compulsive use of internetbased sexually explicit media. Pdf french validation of the compulsive internet use. Questionnaires and scales for the evaluation of the online. The time interval between time 1 and time 2 was 12 months. For a description of the shortened scale and data supporting the reliability and validity of the scale, see muusses et al. The compulsive internet use scale cius measures the construct of. How often do you continue to use the internet despite your intention to stop. Internet addiction disorder iad also known as problematic internet use or pathological internet use is generally defined as problematic, compulsive use of the internet, that results in significant impairment in an individuals function in various life domains over a prolonged period of time. It has been developed on grounds of the diagnostic questionnaire dq 10. Compulsive internet use, but not frequency of internet use, was negatively related to feelings of intimacy b 6, p.
Adolescents compulsive internet use and depression. Psychometric validation of the compulsive internet use. For each type there is a description of the kinds of thoughts sometimes called obsessions and behaviors sometimes called rituals or compulsions that. Romanian participants were asked on a voluntary basis and with informed consent to complete demographic data and questionnaires about internet use the romanian translated and adapted version of the compulsive internet use scale, cius, developed by meerkerk, g. A longitudinal study of the association between compulsive. Problematic internet use and psychiatric comorbidity in a. The validity and psychometric properties of the japanese.
Despite numerous advantages in terms of optimizing communications among individuals and social systems, the use of the internet may be associated with excessive use and possible internet addiction. The role of compulsive texting in adolescents academic. The arabic version of the cius was administered to a sample. How often do you find it difficult to stop using the internet when you are online. The age of the participants ranged between 16 and 18 years with a mean age of 17. The instrument showed good factorial stability across time and across different samples and subsamples. Problematic internet use has not been incorporated into largescale epidemiological studies aimed at estimating the relative prevalence of mental disorders.
How some people have come to use this medium, however, has created a stir among the mental health community by great discussion of internet addiction. To date, no tested, validated, and verified instrument for measuring compulsive internet use among indian adolescents has been made available. It assesses five domains of internetrelated problems. French validation of the compulsive internet use scale. The sample included 229 56% females and 180 44% males. The concurrent validity of the internet addiction test. Additionally, you can reduce the pdf file size by changing the quality parameter. When you find yourself down to 2 or 3, watch for selfdeception and complacency. Previous epidemiological studies used some measurements including the young diagnostic questionnaire ydq, the internet addiction test iat, and the compulsive internet use scale cius to assess excessive internet use.
This sevenitem compulsive buying scale or screener is the most commonly used scale for measuring compulsive buying. The present study investigates the link between autistic traits and internet use in a longitudinal study among a nonclinical community sample. Despite numerous advantages in terms of optimizing communications among individuals and social systems, the use of the internet may in certain cases become problematic and engender negative consequences in daily life. Dimensional obsessivecompulsive scale this questionnaire asks you about 4 different types of concerns that you might or might not experience.
Research open access arabic validation of the compulsive. When you are at 4 to 5, automatically go into inquiry right then. An online sample whose ages and sexes reflected that of the national population of internet users was recruited to test the scales reliability and validity. Items are based on six criteria for behavioral addictions griffiths, 1999 as well as dsmiv criteria for substance dependence and pathological gambling. High prevalence of internet addiction among adolescents and students has been reported by many authors. For partnerspecific feelings a similar pattern emerged. As no instrument in the arabic language is available, however, to measure excessive internet use, the goal of the current study was to validate an arabic version of the compulsive internet use scale cius. The iat was developed to help internet addicts, those who. This study validated further its utility as an alcoholism severity and treatment outcome instrument. The next step is to determine cutoff points for levels of addiction. Compulsive internet use was measured using the compulsive internet use scale cius. Internet addiction is described as an impulse control disorder that does not involve the use of an intoxicating drug and is very similar to pathological gambling young, 1996.
Adolescents, 21 males and 20 females, completed online questionnaires with a 12month interval. Arabic validation of the compulsive internet use scale cius. It also has been the subject of numerous debates, particularly concerning its terminology, definition and theoretical basis fu. This and other relationships between digital media use and mental health have been under. The compulsive internet use scale cius adapted to assess. Pdf arabic validation of the compulsive internet use.
Arabic validation of the compulsive internet use scale cius ncbi. Caplan 2007 referred to the phenomenon of teens compulsive internet use as problematic internet use and described it as a multidimensional syndrome consisting of cognitive and. The cius is a 14item instrument designed to assess the severity of compulsive internet use meerkerk et al. French validation of the compulsive internet use scale cius core. Prevalence estimate studies indicate that problematic internet use is experienced across geographic locations by many individuals of diverse backgrounds. People sometimes stop inquiring when they are at a 2 or 3 because of selfdeception or complacency. This sexual revolution has resulted in both positive and negative aspects, enriching sexual functioning but also providing other risks for criminal. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. A metaanalysis of the reliabilty of youngs internet addiction test constantinos c. The obsessive compulsive drug use scale ocdus measures three factors. Article information, pdf download for psychometric validation of the. The cius consists of 14 items on a 5point likert scale never to very often and scores between 0 and 56. It is thus necessary to develop moreuptodate scales to assess problematic private use of the internet. Given these alarming effects of compulsive internet use for social functioning and relationships, it is important to investigate whether there is a link between autistic traits and compulsive internet use.
The variables included personality variables, motivations for buying, and consequences of compulsive buying. On this page you can scale the entire pdf document or a single page to a3, a4, a5, b4, b5, tabloid, ledger, legal, letter and more. The present longitudinal study examined predictors of compulsive internet use and depression. This page is about the meanings of the acronymabbreviationshorthand cius in the field in general and in the internet terminology in particular. Internet addiction, otherwise called pathological or problematic internet use is a recent and increasingly recognized disorder block, 2008, lopezfernandez et al. In these three studies, respondents were asked about their online behavior and about problems related to internet use. Pdf the compulsive internet use scale cius adapted to assess. Questionnaires and scales for the evaluation of the online sexual activities. Multiple adaptations of this instrument have led to versions in different languages e. This scale is correlated with attitudes toward money, but not correlated with materialism. So far there is no specific questionnaire to address the excessive use of online games. Psychometric validation of the compulsive internet use scale. If you use the scale, simply give your present craving a value from 0 to 5. The popularity of using the internet and related applications has grown in european countries in the last two decades.
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