Chinese Internet addiction inventory: developing a measure of problematic Internet use for Chinese college students.
The current study developed a psychometrically sound multidimensional measure of Internet addiction: the Chinese Internet Addiction Inventory (CIAI). Data were collected from 1,029 Chinese undergraduate students from 14 universities and colleges. The initial sample was split randomly into two samples (N1=516; N2=513). An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted on the two samples respectively. Findings from the EFA suggest that this measure assesses three dimensions of Internet addiction: conflicts, mood modification, and dependence. Items in each dimension showed high internal consistency and acceptable test-retest reliability. Findings from the CFA further confirmed the three-factor measurement structure of CIAI. Test of criterion-related validity also showed good abilities for all three CIAI subscales to discriminate between an Internet addictive group and non-Internet addictive group. The theoretical and clinical implications of CIAI and its limitations are discussed.
Huang
Zheng
Z
Department of Psychology, Peking University, and Medical Center for Internet Addiction, General Hospital of Beijing Military Command, People's Republic of China.
Wang
Mo
M
Qian
Mingyi
M
Zhong
Jie
J
Tao
Ran
R
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014495:Universities