TY - JOUR
T1 - Factor structure of the compulsive internet use scale
AU - Guertler, Diana
AU - Broda, Anja
AU - Bischof, Anja
AU - Kastirke, Nadin
AU - Meerkerk, Gert Jan
AU - John, Ulrich
AU - Meyer, Christian
AU - Rumpf, Hans Juergen
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - An important step in Internet addiction research is to develop standardized instruments for assessing Internet addiction-related symptoms. The Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS) is a promising brief questionnaire. The aim of this study was to examine the factor structure of a German version of the CIUS with confirmatory factor analysis in a general population sample. In addition, the best fitting structure was tested for factorial invariance across sex, age, education level, and weekly Internet use. We used a weighted general population sample (N=8,132) of 14-64 years olds spending at least 1 hour online for private purposes per typical working or weekend day. Findings include that a one-factor model was found to fit well. It was invariant across sex, age, education level, and weekly Internet use. The findings support the validity of the CIUS as a short screening instrument.
AB - An important step in Internet addiction research is to develop standardized instruments for assessing Internet addiction-related symptoms. The Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS) is a promising brief questionnaire. The aim of this study was to examine the factor structure of a German version of the CIUS with confirmatory factor analysis in a general population sample. In addition, the best fitting structure was tested for factorial invariance across sex, age, education level, and weekly Internet use. We used a weighted general population sample (N=8,132) of 14-64 years olds spending at least 1 hour online for private purposes per typical working or weekend day. Findings include that a one-factor model was found to fit well. It was invariant across sex, age, education level, and weekly Internet use. The findings support the validity of the CIUS as a short screening instrument.
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U2 - 10.1089/cyber.2013.0076
DO - 10.1089/cyber.2013.0076
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 23962124
AN - SCOPUS:84892692225
SN - 2152-2715
VL - 17
SP - 46
EP - 51
JO - Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
JF - Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
IS - 1
ER -