Excessive Internet Use and its association with negative experiences: Quasi-validation of a short scale in 25 European countries
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563215300091" target="_blank" >http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563215300091</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.06.047" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.chb.2015.06.047</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Excessive Internet Use and its association with negative experiences: Quasi-validation of a short scale in 25 European countries
Original language description
Prevalence data on Internet addiction in Europe are rather scarce due to the lack of agreement on the definition and measurement of the concept. We define Excessive Internet Use (EIU) as such use of online applications that puts the user at risk of adverse consequences. In this paper, we present a cross-country quasi-validation of the five-item Excessive Internet Use scale that is suitable for use in general population surveys. We worked with EU Kids Online II data for children aged 11?16 in 25 Europeancountries and used a set of regression models to assess the probabilities of various negative consequences for each EIU score. A consistent pattern was identified across Europe when controlling for country differences, suggesting good psychometric properties of the scale. Moreover, our results indicate that EIU in children may be a symptom of broader behavioral difficulties rather than a condition, per se.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AN - Psychology
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA15-19221S" target="_blank" >GA15-19221S: New Behavioral Addictions: Games and Sexuality Online</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Computers in Human Behavior
ISSN
0747-5632
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
53
Issue of the periodical within the volume
December 2015
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
118-123
UT code for WoS article
000361921100012
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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