The Problematic Internet Entertainment Use Scale for Adolescents: Prevalence of Problem Internet Use in Spanish High School Students

Many researchers and professionals have reported nonsubstance addiction to online entertainments in adolescents. However, very few scales have been designed to assess problem Internet use in this population, in spite of their high exposure and obvious vulnerability. The aim of this study was to revi...

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Autores: López-Fernández, Olatz, Freixa Blanxart, Montserrat, Honrubia Serrano, Ma. Luisa
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Data de publicação:2013
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
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Joves internautes
Alumnes
Internet addiction
Internet and teenagers
School children
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spelling The Problematic Internet Entertainment Use Scale for Adolescents: Prevalence of Problem Internet Use in Spanish High School StudentsLópez-Fernández, OlatzFreixa Blanxart, MontserratHonrubia Serrano, Ma. LuisaAddicció a InternetJoves internautesAlumnesInternet addictionInternet and teenagersSchool childrenMany researchers and professionals have reported nonsubstance addiction to online entertainments in adolescents. However, very few scales have been designed to assess problem Internet use in this population, in spite of their high exposure and obvious vulnerability. The aim of this study was to review the currently available scales for assessing problematic Internet use and to validate a new scale of this kind for use, specifically in this age group, the Problematic Internet Entertainment Use Scale for Adolescents. The research was carried out in Spain in a gender-balanced sample of 1131 high school students aged between 12 and 18 years. Psychometric analyses showed the scale to be unidimensional, with excellent internal consistency (Cronbach"s alpha of 0.92), good construct validity, and positive associations with alternative measures of maladaptive Internet use. This selfadministered scale can rapidly measure the presence of symptoms of behavioral addiction to online videogames and social networking sites, as well as their degree of severity. The results estimate the prevalence of this problematic behavior in Spanish adolescents to be around 5 percent.Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.2013info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/45451Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Social i Psicologia Quantitativa)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0250Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking, 2013, vol. 16, num. 2, p. 108-118http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2012.0250(c) Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2013info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/454512026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Problematic Internet Entertainment Use Scale for Adolescents: Prevalence of Problem Internet Use in Spanish High School Students
title The Problematic Internet Entertainment Use Scale for Adolescents: Prevalence of Problem Internet Use in Spanish High School Students
spellingShingle The Problematic Internet Entertainment Use Scale for Adolescents: Prevalence of Problem Internet Use in Spanish High School Students
López-Fernández, Olatz
Addicció a Internet
Joves internautes
Alumnes
Internet addiction
Internet and teenagers
School children
title_short The Problematic Internet Entertainment Use Scale for Adolescents: Prevalence of Problem Internet Use in Spanish High School Students
title_full The Problematic Internet Entertainment Use Scale for Adolescents: Prevalence of Problem Internet Use in Spanish High School Students
title_fullStr The Problematic Internet Entertainment Use Scale for Adolescents: Prevalence of Problem Internet Use in Spanish High School Students
title_full_unstemmed The Problematic Internet Entertainment Use Scale for Adolescents: Prevalence of Problem Internet Use in Spanish High School Students
title_sort The Problematic Internet Entertainment Use Scale for Adolescents: Prevalence of Problem Internet Use in Spanish High School Students
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv López-Fernández, Olatz
Freixa Blanxart, Montserrat
Honrubia Serrano, Ma. Luisa
author López-Fernández, Olatz
author_facet López-Fernández, Olatz
Freixa Blanxart, Montserrat
Honrubia Serrano, Ma. Luisa
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Honrubia Serrano, Ma. Luisa
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author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Addicció a Internet
Joves internautes
Alumnes
Internet addiction
Internet and teenagers
School children
topic Addicció a Internet
Joves internautes
Alumnes
Internet addiction
Internet and teenagers
School children
description Many researchers and professionals have reported nonsubstance addiction to online entertainments in adolescents. However, very few scales have been designed to assess problem Internet use in this population, in spite of their high exposure and obvious vulnerability. The aim of this study was to review the currently available scales for assessing problematic Internet use and to validate a new scale of this kind for use, specifically in this age group, the Problematic Internet Entertainment Use Scale for Adolescents. The research was carried out in Spain in a gender-balanced sample of 1131 high school students aged between 12 and 18 years. Psychometric analyses showed the scale to be unidimensional, with excellent internal consistency (Cronbach"s alpha of 0.92), good construct validity, and positive associations with alternative measures of maladaptive Internet use. This selfadministered scale can rapidly measure the presence of symptoms of behavioral addiction to online videogames and social networking sites, as well as their degree of severity. The results estimate the prevalence of this problematic behavior in Spanish adolescents to be around 5 percent.
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