Problematic internet use questionairre-short form-6 (PIUQ-SF 6): a validity and reliability study in Turkey

Abstract

Background: The study was a methodological type scale adaptation study in which the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Problematic Internet Use Questionairre-Short Form-6 (PIUQ-SF 6) was assessed and the cut-off score was determined.Methods: The study group was consisted of 465 students studying in five different faculties of Eskisehir Osmangazi University. The questionnaire form consists of questions about the sociodemographic characteristics, internet usage characteristics of the individuals and PIUS, PIUQ-SF 6.Results: The mean age of 465 who agreed to participate in the study was 21.1±2.1, with 256 males (55%) and 209 females (45%). In the study group, the instagram usage frequency was 80.4% and the facebook usage frequency was 78.7%. The content validity ındex value of PIUQ-SF 6 was calculated as 0.90. According to the exploratory factor analysis, 3 sub-dimensional structures consisting of 6 items explained 53.42 % of the total change in PIUQ-SF 6 scores and factor loads of the items in 3 sub-dimensions changed between 0.84-0.89. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient value of PIUQ-SF 6 was 0.82 and the test-retest reliability coefficient value was 0.82. There was a strong positive correlation between PIUS and PIUQ-SF 6. Students who spent more than 5 hours on the Internet were found to get high scores from all 3 sub-dimensions of PIUQ-SF 6. Confirmatory factor analysis values of PIUQ-SF 6 were found at acceptable intervals. As a result of K-Means clustering and ROC analysis, the cut-off score of PIUQ-SF 6 was calculated as 13.Conclusions: As a result, it has been concluded that PIUQ-SF 6 is a valid and reliable measurement tool as well as researches to be carried out in larger and different groups would be useful.

Problematic internet use profiles and psychosocial risk among adolescents

“…Each factor contains two items rated on a fivepoint Likert scale ranging from 'never' to 'always/almost always' and total obtainable scores can range from 6 to 30, with higher scores indicating greater levels of PIU. The PIUQ-SF-6 has been previously shown to be psychometrically sound and has been utilized across several studies [e.g., [29][30][31][32][33][34][35]. In the present study, the PIUQ-SF-6 exhibited excellent internal consistency levels (Cronbach's α = .84; McDonald's ω = .90).…”

Problematic internet usage: the impact of objectively Recorded and categorized usage time, emotional intelligence components and subjective happiness about usage

“…The scale consists of six items, making it a short form of the 18-item PIUQ scale [ 62 ]. The six items of the scale are listed in [ 63 ]. The responses are rated on a five-point Likert scale (from “ never ” to “ always/almost always ”).…”

Relación entre el uso de redes sociales y las funciones ejecutivas

“…La descripción de sustratos neuroquímicos en las adicciones permite considerar la relación entre adicción y funciones ejecutivas: en primer lugar, las personas con déficit en las funciones ejecutivas, y específicamente en el control inhibitorio orbitofrontal, pueden tener mayores posibilidades de desarrollar adicciones con o sin sustancias; y en segundo lugar, el detrimento de la circulación de dopamina puede alterar el funcionamiento de las redes neuronales prefrontales, deteriorando las funciones ejecutivas (Vries et al, 2018). Cabe agregar que el conocimiento de las adicciones comportamentales ha permitido la creación de diferentes escalas para la medición del nivel de adicción a internet (Faraci et al, 2013;Göktaş et al, 2018) y a las redes sociales (Eijnden et al, Relación entre el uso de redes sociales y las funciones ejecutivas Relationship between the use of social networks and executive functions DOI: https://doi.org/10.21501/16920945.4054 2016); estas escalas logran detectar síntomas como: procrastinación, ansiedad, pérdida de control y síndrome de abstinencia. A continuación, se describen las funciones ejecutivas que se pueden afectar por el uso problemático de las redes sociales.…”