Validation of the Amharic version of Internet Addiction Test-20: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Internet Addiction is defined as excessive internet use or poorly controlled preoccupations, impulses, or behaviors related to computer use and internet access that cause impairment or suffering. It had devastating effect on people lives, families, productivity, academic performance and rarely engaging in criminal acts like alcohol use, drug addiction, or compulsive gambling. This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Amharic version of Internet Addiction Test-20 among Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences medical students, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Methods

A cross sectional study was carried out among 410 medical students using a convenience sampling method after stratifying them based on their year level. SPSS Version 23 was use

SUBMITTER: Feleke N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10803712 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature