Psychometric Evaluation of the Nine-Item Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ-9) in Nine European Samples of Internet Users
Objectives: The nine-item Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ-9) is a brief self-report screening instrument for problematic internet use. The main objective of the present study was to explore the psychometric properties of the PIUQ-9 among nine different language-based samples of European...
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| author | Stéphanie Laconi Róbert Urbán Katarzyna Kaliszewska-Czeremska Daria J. Kuss Augusto Gnisci Ida Sergi Antonia Barke Franziska Jeromin Jarosław Groth Manuel Gamez-Guadix Neslihan Keser Ozcan Konstantinos Siomos Georgios D. Floros Mark D. Griffiths Zsolt Demetrovics Orsolya Király |
| author_facet | Stéphanie Laconi Róbert Urbán Katarzyna Kaliszewska-Czeremska Daria J. Kuss Augusto Gnisci Ida Sergi Antonia Barke Franziska Jeromin Jarosław Groth Manuel Gamez-Guadix Neslihan Keser Ozcan Konstantinos Siomos Georgios D. Floros Mark D. Griffiths Zsolt Demetrovics Orsolya Király |
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| description | Objectives: The nine-item Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ-9) is a brief self-report screening instrument for problematic internet use. The main objective of the present study was to explore the psychometric properties of the PIUQ-9 among nine different language-based samples of European internet users (Italian, German, French, Polish, Turkish, Hungarian, English, and Greek).Methods: The total sample comprised 5,593 internet users (38.1% men), aged between 18 and 87 years (M = 25.81; SD = 8.61). Via online recruitment, participants completed the PIUQ-9, the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) and items about time spent online.Results: Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the bifactor model with one general factor (i.e., general problem) and two-specific factors (i.e., obsession and neglect + control disorder) yielded acceptable or good fit indices in all subsamples except for one. The common variance index in the bifactor model indicated that the general problem factor explained from 57.0 to 76.5% of common variance, which supports the presence of a strong global factor. According to the multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) model, psychiatric symptoms had a moderate-to-strong direct effect on the general problem factor in all subsamples, ranging from β = 0.28 to β = 0.52 supporting the construct validity of the scale. Furthermore, in a majority of the subsamples, time spent online during the weekend had considerably higher effect sizes on the general problem factor than time spent online during weekdays.Conclusion: The present study highlights the appropriate psychometric properties of the PIUQ-9 across a number of European languages and cultures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52c9245207134dfc97bad312ae2a3e622022-12-22T03:17:04ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402019-03-011010.3389/fpsyt.2019.00136429404Psychometric Evaluation of the Nine-Item Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ-9) in Nine European Samples of Internet UsersStéphanie Laconi0Róbert Urbán1Katarzyna Kaliszewska-Czeremska2Daria J. Kuss3Augusto Gnisci4Ida Sergi5Antonia Barke6Franziska Jeromin7Jarosław Groth8Manuel Gamez-Guadix9Neslihan Keser Ozcan10Konstantinos Siomos11Georgios D. Floros12Mark D. Griffiths13Zsolt Demetrovics14Orsolya Király15Laboratoire CERPPS (Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Psychopathologie et Psychologie de la Santé) – EA 7411 – Université Toulouse 2 Jean Jaurès, Toulouse, FranceInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryInstitute of Psychology, Jesuit University Ignatianum, Krakow, PolandInternational Gaming Research Unit, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United KingdomDepartment of Psychology, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, ItalyClinical and Biological Psychology, Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Eichstätt, GermanyDepartment of Psychology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, GermanyInstitute of Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, PolandFaculty of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain0Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey1Hellenic Association for the Study of Internet Addiction Disorder, Athens, Greece2Department of Psychiatry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GreeceInternational Gaming Research Unit, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United KingdomInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryObjectives: The nine-item Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ-9) is a brief self-report screening instrument for problematic internet use. The main objective of the present study was to explore the psychometric properties of the PIUQ-9 among nine different language-based samples of European internet users (Italian, German, French, Polish, Turkish, Hungarian, English, and Greek).Methods: The total sample comprised 5,593 internet users (38.1% men), aged between 18 and 87 years (M = 25.81; SD = 8.61). Via online recruitment, participants completed the PIUQ-9, the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) and items about time spent online.Results: Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the bifactor model with one general factor (i.e., general problem) and two-specific factors (i.e., obsession and neglect + control disorder) yielded acceptable or good fit indices in all subsamples except for one. The common variance index in the bifactor model indicated that the general problem factor explained from 57.0 to 76.5% of common variance, which supports the presence of a strong global factor. According to the multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) model, psychiatric symptoms had a moderate-to-strong direct effect on the general problem factor in all subsamples, ranging from β = 0.28 to β = 0.52 supporting the construct validity of the scale. Furthermore, in a majority of the subsamples, time spent online during the weekend had considerably higher effect sizes on the general problem factor than time spent online during weekdays.Conclusion: The present study highlights the appropriate psychometric properties of the PIUQ-9 across a number of European languages and cultures.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00136/fullinternet addictiononline addictionproblematic internet useProblematic Internet Use Questionnairescreening instrumentpsychometric properties |
| spellingShingle | Stéphanie Laconi Róbert Urbán Katarzyna Kaliszewska-Czeremska Daria J. Kuss Augusto Gnisci Ida Sergi Antonia Barke Franziska Jeromin Jarosław Groth Manuel Gamez-Guadix Neslihan Keser Ozcan Konstantinos Siomos Georgios D. Floros Mark D. Griffiths Zsolt Demetrovics Orsolya Király Psychometric Evaluation of the Nine-Item Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ-9) in Nine European Samples of Internet Users Frontiers in Psychiatry internet addiction online addiction problematic internet use Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire screening instrument psychometric properties |
| title | Psychometric Evaluation of the Nine-Item Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ-9) in Nine European Samples of Internet Users |
| title_full | Psychometric Evaluation of the Nine-Item Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ-9) in Nine European Samples of Internet Users |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric Evaluation of the Nine-Item Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ-9) in Nine European Samples of Internet Users |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric Evaluation of the Nine-Item Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ-9) in Nine European Samples of Internet Users |
| title_short | Psychometric Evaluation of the Nine-Item Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ-9) in Nine European Samples of Internet Users |
| title_sort | psychometric evaluation of the nine item problematic internet use questionnaire piuq 9 in nine european samples of internet users |
| topic | internet addiction online addiction problematic internet use Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire screening instrument psychometric properties |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00136/full |
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