New perspectives in Internet addiction: An exploratory study
- Darío García Rodriguez
- Martínez Torvisco, Juan 1
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Universidad de La Laguna
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ISSN: 0039-291X, 1827-7896
Año de publicación: 2017
Páginas: 217-230
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Studi di sociologia
Resumen
The current study aims at a threefold purpose, develop an integrated questionnaire, generate a diagnostic and preventive scale that allows discriminating the addicts who are not, and yield an Internet addiction scale in young people. An on line cross-sectional survey consisting of two studies were carried out. First, one in which 196 people participated was conducted, 70 men and 126 women (age M=25.64; SD=7.24), and a second one in which 290 people, 102 men and 188 women (age M=25.78, SD=8.46) participated. Thus, a depurated 18-item scale presented α=.87 for the whole instrument to measure Internet addiction.