Internet severity and activities addiction questionnaire (ISAAQ): Psychometrics of item response theory and clustering of online activities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Problematic usage of the internet (PUI) is an umbrella term, referring to a variety of maladaptive online behaviors linked to functional impairment. There is ongoing need for the development of instruments capturing not only PUI severity, but also the online activity types. The Internet Severity and Activities Questionnaire (ISAAQ), previously developed to address this need, required further refinement and validation.

Methods

Cross-sectional data was gathered in two separate samples (South Africa n = 3275, USA-UK n = 943) using the Internet Severity and Activities Addiction Questionnaire (ISAAQ). Item Response Theory (IRT) was used to examine the properties of the scale (Part A of the ISAAQ) and differential item functioning against demographic parameters. The sev

SUBMITTER: Ioannidis K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9993400 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature