Dardara Elsaeed A, Al-Makhalid Khalid A
Psychology Department, Faculty of Arts, Minia University, 61519 Minia, Egypt.
Psychology Department, College of Education, Umm Al-Qura University, 24381 Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Actas Esp Psiquiatr. 2025 Jan;53(1):62-70. doi: 10.62641/aep.v53i1.1758.
Measuring adolescents' and youths' perception of their Cyber-Self can enhance the understanding of how digital technology influences identity formation. While psychological literature offers numerous measures of the self, there is a notable lack of studies addressing the measurement of the Cyber-Self. This study aims to evaluate the reliability, factorial- and criterion-related validity, and measurement invariance of the Cyber-Self Scale (CSS) across age and gender among the youth and adolescents in Saudi Arabia.
The Cyber Relationship Motives (CRM) and E-Emotional Questionnaire (EEQ) were administered to students at Umm Al-Qura University (N = 335), aged 17-31 years (39.7% male, 60.3% female; mean (M) = 21.75, standard deviation (SD) = 2.17).
The results indicated significant positive correlations between the sub-components of the CRM and EEQ. One item was selected based on two criteria: the highest correlation with other items and the highest correlation with the general factor. A total of 12 items were identified as the final form of the CSS, which demonstrated acceptable internal consistency for both male and female participants. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) revealed that the CSS model fit the data well, with all 12 items meeting the fit criteria for chi-square and root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA).
The Arabic version of the CSS is sufficiently reliable and valid for use among Arabic-speaking adolescents and youth. Further research is recommended to examine its measurement invariance over extended periods.
测量青少年对其网络自我的认知，有助于加深对数字技术如何影响身份形成的理解。虽然心理学文献提供了众多关于自我的测量方法，但针对网络自我测量的研究却明显不足。本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯青少年和青年群体中网络自我量表（CSS）在年龄和性别维度上的信度、因子效度和效标效度以及测量不变性。
对乌姆古拉大学年龄在17 - 31岁的335名学生（男性占39.7%，女性占60.3%；平均年龄（M）= 21.75，标准差（SD）= 2.17）施测网络关系动机量表（CRM）和电子情绪问卷（EEQ）。
结果表明CRM和EEQ的子成分之间存在显著正相关。基于两个标准选择了一个项目：与其他项目的最高相关性以及与一般因子的最高相关性。总共12个项目被确定为CSS的最终形式，该形式在男性和女性参与者中均表现出可接受的内部一致性。验证性因子分析（CFA）表明CSS模型与数据拟合良好，所有12个项目均符合卡方和近似均方根误差（RMSEA）的拟合标准。
CSS阿拉伯语版本在说阿拉伯语的青少年和青年中使用具有足够的信度和效度。建议进一步研究以检验其在更长时间段内的测量不变性。
