The Internet Process Addiction Test: Screening for Addictions to Processes Facilitated by the Internet
The Internet Process Addiction Test (IPAT) was created to screen for potential addictive behaviors that could be facilitated by the internet. The IPAT was created with the mindset that the term “Internet addiction” is structurally problematic, as the Internet is simply the medium that one uses to ac...
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| author | Jason C. Northrup Coady Lapierre Jeffrey Kirk Cosette Rae |
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| description | The Internet Process Addiction Test (IPAT) was created to screen for potential addictive behaviors that could be facilitated by the internet. The IPAT was created with the mindset that the term “Internet addiction” is structurally problematic, as the Internet is simply the medium that one uses to access various addictive processes. The role of the internet in facilitating addictions, however, cannot be minimized. A new screening tool that effectively directed researchers and clinicians to the specific processes facilitated by the internet would therefore be useful. This study shows that the Internet Process Addiction Test (IPAT) demonstrates good validity and reliability. Four addictive processes were effectively screened for with the IPAT: Online video game playing, online social networking, online sexual activity, and web surfing. Implications for further research and limitations of the study are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-97a17f4f646e48a68f4f9a069f2a11c42022-12-21T18:48:23ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2015-07-015334135210.3390/bs5030341bs5030341The Internet Process Addiction Test: Screening for Addictions to Processes Facilitated by the InternetJason C. Northrup0Coady Lapierre1Jeffrey Kirk2Cosette Rae3Department of Counseling and Human Services, St. Mary's University, One Camino Santa Maria, San Antonio, TX 78228, USADepartment of Psychology and Counseling, Texas A&M University—Central Texas, 1001 Leadership Place, Killeen, TX 76549, USADepartment of Psychology and Counseling, Texas A&M University—Central Texas, 1001 Leadership Place, Killeen, TX 76549, USASTART, 16307 NE 83rd Street Suite #208, Redmond, WA 98052, USAThe Internet Process Addiction Test (IPAT) was created to screen for potential addictive behaviors that could be facilitated by the internet. The IPAT was created with the mindset that the term “Internet addiction” is structurally problematic, as the Internet is simply the medium that one uses to access various addictive processes. The role of the internet in facilitating addictions, however, cannot be minimized. A new screening tool that effectively directed researchers and clinicians to the specific processes facilitated by the internet would therefore be useful. This study shows that the Internet Process Addiction Test (IPAT) demonstrates good validity and reliability. Four addictive processes were effectively screened for with the IPAT: Online video game playing, online social networking, online sexual activity, and web surfing. Implications for further research and limitations of the study are discussed.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/5/3/341internet addictioninternet process addictiononline video gamesonline social networkingonline sexual activityproblematic internet use |
| spellingShingle | Jason C. Northrup Coady Lapierre Jeffrey Kirk Cosette Rae The Internet Process Addiction Test: Screening for Addictions to Processes Facilitated by the Internet Behavioral Sciences internet addiction internet process addiction online video games online social networking online sexual activity problematic internet use |
| title | The Internet Process Addiction Test: Screening for Addictions to Processes Facilitated by the Internet |
| title_full | The Internet Process Addiction Test: Screening for Addictions to Processes Facilitated by the Internet |
| title_fullStr | The Internet Process Addiction Test: Screening for Addictions to Processes Facilitated by the Internet |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Internet Process Addiction Test: Screening for Addictions to Processes Facilitated by the Internet |
| title_short | The Internet Process Addiction Test: Screening for Addictions to Processes Facilitated by the Internet |
| title_sort | internet process addiction test screening for addictions to processes facilitated by the internet |
| topic | internet addiction internet process addiction online video games online social networking online sexual activity problematic internet use |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/5/3/341 |
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