French validation of the internet addiction test

Behavior, Addictive; Female; France; Humans; Internet; Language; Male; Questionnaires; Reproducibility of Results; Translations; User-Computer Interface; Young Adult

Abstract :

[en] The main goal of the present study is to investigate the psychometric properties of a French version of the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and to assess its relationship with both time spent on Internet and online gaming. The French version of the Young's Internet Addiction Test (IAT) was administered to a sample of 246 adults. Exploratory and confirmatory analyses were carried out. We discovered that a one-factor model of the IAT has good psychometric properties and fits the data well, which is not the case of a six-factor model as found in previous studies using exploratory methods. Correlation analysis revealed positive significant relationships between IAT scores and both the daily duration of Internet use and the fact of being an online player. In addition, younger people scored higher on the IAT. The one-factor model found in this study has to be replicated in other IAT language versions. © 2008 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Disciplines :

Neurosciences & behavior

Author, co-author :

Khazaal, Yasser; Division of Substance Abuse, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, Division of Substance Abuse, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue verte 2, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland

Billieux, Joël; Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology Unit, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Thorens, Gabriel; Division of Substance Abuse, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland

Khan, Riaz; Division of Substance Abuse, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland

Louati, Youssr; Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland

Scarlatti, Elisa; Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland

Theintz, Florence; Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland

Lederrey, Jérome; Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland

Van der Linden, Martial ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Département de Psychologie

Zullino, Daniele; Division of Substance Abuse, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland

Language :

English

Title :

French validation of the internet addiction test

Publication date :

2008

Journal title :

Cyberpsychology and Behavior: the Impact of the Internet, Multimedia and Virtual Reality on Behavior and Society

ISSN :

1094-9313

Publisher :

Mary Ann Liebert, United States

Volume :

Issue :

Pages :

703-706

Peer reviewed :

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