Department of Philosophy University of Malawi Chancellor College Zomba, Malawi.
Institute of Science, Technology and Development Mehran University of Engineering & Technology Jamshoro, 76062, Sindh, Pakistan.
Asian J Psychiatr. 2019 Feb;40:39-44. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2019.01.011. Epub 2019 Jan 25.
Internet Addiction Disorder is characterized by excessive or poorly controlled obsessions, cravings, or manners regarding Internet use that lead to real life conflicts. In this study assessed psychometric properties of Internet Addiction Scale in Urdu. Data were collected from 506 participants and were analyzed using SPSS v23. We found 4 factors which were named; salience, conflict, tolerance and mood modification. These factors showed strong correlation among them. Further the items in the factors are comparable to other studies. The IAT was found to be psychometrically sound for measuring internet addiction among Urdu speaking population.
网络成瘾障碍的特点是过度或控制不良的痴迷、渴望或使用互联网的方式,导致现实生活中的冲突。在这项研究中,评估了乌尔都语网络成瘾量表的心理测量特性。数据来自 506 名参与者,使用 SPSS v23 进行分析。我们发现了 4 个因素,分别命名为:凸显、冲突、耐受和情绪改变。这些因素之间存在强烈的相关性。此外,这些因素中的项目与其他研究具有可比性。IAT 在测量讲乌尔都语的人群的网络成瘾方面具有良好的心理测量学特性。