Marino Claudia, Vieno Alessio, Altoè Gianmarco, Spada Marcantonio M
1 Dipartimento di Psicologia dello Sviluppo e della Socializzazione, Università degli Studi di Padova , Padova, Italy.
2 Division of Psychology, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University , London, UK.
J Behav Addict. 2017 Mar 1;6(1):5-10. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.004. Epub 2017 Feb 15.
Background and aims Recent research on problematic Facebook use has highlighted the need to develop a specific theory-driven measure to assess this potential behavioral addiction. The aim of the present study was to examine the factorial validity of the Problematic Facebook Use Scale (PFUS) adapted from Caplan's Generalized Problematic Internet Scale model. Methods A total of 1,460 Italian adolescents and young adults (aged 14-29 years) participated in the study. Confirmatory factor analyses were performed in order to assess the factorial validity of the scale. Results Results revealed that the factor structure of the PFUS provided a good fit to the data. Furthermore, results of the multiple group analyses supported the invariance of the model across age and gender groups. Discussion and conclusions This study provides evidence supporting the factorial validity of the PFUS. This new scale provides a theory-driven tool to assess problematic use of Facebook among male and female adolescents and young adults.
背景与目的 近期关于问题性脸书使用的研究强调了开发一种特定的、基于理论的测量方法来评估这种潜在行为成瘾的必要性。本研究的目的是检验改编自卡普兰广义问题性互联网量表模型的问题性脸书使用量表（PFUS）的因子效度。方法 共有1460名意大利青少年和青年（年龄在14至29岁之间）参与了该研究。进行验证性因子分析以评估该量表的因子效度。结果 结果显示，PFUS的因子结构与数据拟合良好。此外，多组分析结果支持该模型在年龄和性别组间的不变性。讨论与结论 本研究提供了支持PFUS因子效度的证据。这个新量表提供了一种基于理论的工具，用于评估青少年和青年男性及女性中问题性脸书使用情况。
