Development and Validation of a Short-Form Internet Overuse Screening Questionnaire for Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The aim of the current study was to develop and validate a short-form of the internet overuse screening questionnaire (IOS-Qs).

Methods

A total of 571 adults were recruited from a representative, stratified, and multistage cluster sample. Among participants, 188 and 383 were used in the development and validation of the IOS-Qs, respectively.

Results

Experts' ratings and Rasch model analyses led to the selection of 8 items from the IOS-Qs; latent-class analysis using these 8 items revealed an estimated prevalence of 8.6% (33 out of 383) of problematic internet over-users. Problematic internet over-users were positively associated with a 1-year prevalence rate of any mental disorder (OR 3.08, p = 0.008), mood disorder (OR 7.11, p = 0.003), and depressive disorder (

SUBMITTER: Park S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7845426 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature