The Research Center for Internet Psychology (CIP), Sammy Ofer School of Communication, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya, Israel.
Israel Center on Addiction (ICA), Netanya, Israel; Hadassah School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
Addict Behav. 2021 Nov;122:107023. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107023. Epub 2021 Jun 18.
The Internet Addiction Test (IAT) (Young, 1998) is one of the most utilized diagnostic instruments to evaluate internet addiction. Despite the wide use of IAT in research and clinical settings, there is lack of an empirical validation of this scale among a largescale adult population. The present study aimed to: (1) investigate the psychometric properties of a Hebrew version of the IAT among large-scale Israeli adult sample. (2) Assess the socio-demographic characteristics of individuals who suffer from IA. (3) Assess the co-morbidity of IA in relation to substance and behavioral addictions. A cross sectional study was conducted, by constructing a representative sample (N = 4035) of the Jewish adult (18-70 y/o, M = 40.5, SD = 14.5) population in Israel. Participants responded an online survey, that measured IAT, socio-demographic characteristics, substance and behavioral addictions. Results showed that two-factor model (Emotional and Cognitive Preoccupation with the Internet and Loss of Control and Interference with Daily Life) has good psychometric properties and fits the data well. Young age, not being married (Risk Ratio [RR] = 1.98, 95% CI [1.51-2.63]), and having a low socio-economic status (RR = 1.41, 95% CI [1.05-1.90]) were found to be associated with IA. Drug (RR = 4.50, 95% CI [2.89-7.01]) and alcohol (RR = 3.54, 95% CI [1.50-5.42]) use disorders were associated with IA. High co-morbidity between behavioral addictions and IA was also found (RR = 15.24, 95% CI [11.17-20.78]). Overall, results show that the Hebrew version of the IAT is a valid and reliable instrument, and provide a comprehensive picture of IA prevalence and profile in adult Israeli sample.
互联网成瘾测试（IAT）（Young，1998）是评估互联网成瘾的最常用诊断工具之一。尽管 IAT 在研究和临床环境中得到了广泛应用，但在大规模成年人群体中，缺乏对该量表的实证验证。本研究旨在：（1）在大规模以色列成年样本中研究 IAT 的希伯来语版本的心理测量特性。（2）评估患有 IA 的个体的社会人口统计学特征。（3）评估 IA 与物质和行为成瘾的共病关系。通过构建以色列犹太成年（18-70 岁，M=40.5，SD=14.5）人口的代表性样本（N=4035）进行横断面研究。参与者在线回答了一个测量 IAT、社会人口统计学特征、物质和行为成瘾的问卷。结果表明，双因素模型（情感和认知对互联网的关注以及失去控制和干扰日常生活）具有良好的心理测量特性，并且很好地拟合数据。年轻（RR=1.98，95%CI[1.51-2.63]）、未婚（RR=1.98，95%CI[1.51-2.63]）和社会经济地位较低（RR=1.41，95%CI[1.05-1.90]）与 IA 相关。药物（RR=4.50，95%CI[2.89-7.01]）和酒精（RR=3.54，95%CI[1.50-5.42]）使用障碍与 IA 相关。还发现行为成瘾与 IA 之间存在高度共病（RR=15.24，95%CI[11.17-20.78]）。总体而言，结果表明希伯来语版的 IAT 是一种有效且可靠的工具，为以色列成年样本中 IA 的流行率和特征提供了全面的了解。
