A metaanalysis of the reliabilty of young s internet addiction test constantinos c. Internetrelated addictive behavior inventory, which, like the abovementioned instrument, has never been used. Kimberly young was a psychologist and expert on internet addiction disorder and online behavior. She is also the author of caught in the net, the first book to address internet addiction dr. Internet addiction test iat is the most spread scale for measuring internet addiction. Internet addiction disorder signs, symptoms, and treatments. This research paper attached hereto, entitle a study of internet addiction among students of sekolah menengah jenis kebangsaan pei yuan, kampar prepared and submitted by yong shu qin in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the bachelor of social science hons psychology is hereby accepted. Young 1998 indicated that the internet itself does not yield internet addiction, but the usage patterns take on an important role in the development of internet use. Assessing the psychometric properties of the internet. Multiple search strategies were used in an attempt to retrieve all empirical reports from 1996 to 2012 that adopted the young diagnostic questionnaire or internet addiction test for assessing. The aim of this study was to investigate internet addiction on a sample of croatian adolescents. Jan 29, 2020 a selfreported questionnaire was used to collect data which included youngs 20 items internet addiction test to assess internet addiction. Until her death in 2019, young was a professor of management scientists at st. There is growing importance of the internet addiction test iat in internet addiction research around the world.
She founded the center for internet addiction in 1995 and was a psychology professor at the university of pittsburgh at bradford with a phd in clinical psychology. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the society for computers in psychology, chicago, il, october 31, 1996. Hamilton, castleton, new york vi contents part ii psychotherapy, treatment, and prevention chapter 8 the addictive properties of internet usage 5 david green. Young, psyd, is the primary researcher to have brought clinical attention to the issue of problematic internet use in 1996.
Besides numerous benefits, internet usage brings certain risks of addictive behavior. Prevalence and associated factors of internet addiction among. As a growing cultural and clinical phenomenon, internet addiction is viewed as a new clinical disorder requiring assessment and treatment. The italian version of the internet addiction test iat. Two hundred and eleven high school students participated in this study and completed the young s internet addiction test. There remains substantial disagreement about whether internet addiction is a new psychological disorder or the manifes. Pdf internet addiction in young people researchgate. The relationship between internet addiction and mental health. The internet addiction test iat young, 1998, based on the internet addiction diagnostic questionnaire iadq young, 1996 is composed of 20 items and was originally scored on a 5point likert scale ranged from rarely to always, and which was later modified to a 6point scale with one response option being does not apply. However, when the concept of internet addiction was first introduced in a pioneer study by young 1996, it sparked a controversial debate by both. Exploring individual differences in online addictions. The possibilities offered by the use of the internet increasingly intensify the problem of internet addiction, which has become more prevalent in the last decade, marked by the growing availability of mobile devices and new media and their exacerbation of the problem.
Internet addiction was first introduced in 1996 at the annual meeting of the american psychological association young, 1996, it sparked a controversial debate among both clinicians and academicians. The participants who were chosen using a convenience sampling method filled the. One of the most common diagnostic instruments for internet addiction was proposed by young in 1996. The relationship between depression and internet addiction by kimberly s. In addition, there is an argument about the research on internet addiction. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the american psychological association, toronto, canada, august, 1996. Currently there are at least 5 scales being used most frequently in studies for diagnosing internet addiction or problematic internet use. The author pioneered the study on internet addiction, developing a structured internet addiction test iat on the basis of the dsmiv criteria diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 4 th edition for pathological gambling.
Internet addiction test iat 2016 by super user surveys due to the rapid advancement in the field of science and technology, restart no longer uses the original iat measure which was originally developed in 1996 in favor of other instruments which are better suited to screen for problematic digital media use. The questionnaires for diagnosis of iad have used items from substance dependence questionnaires, as well as new items related to internet addiction. However, research among sociologists, psychologists, or psychiatrists has not formally identified addictive use of the internet as a problematic behavior. Jan 27, 2020 researchers still cant tell you exactly what internet addiction disorder is, also know by the term pathological internet use piu. The questionnaire consisted of eight questions from youngs diagnostic test for internet addiction ydtia as well as an inventory including demographic factors and questions about academic performance, computer and internet use. A metaanalysis of the reliabilty of youngs internet addiction test constantinos c. Kardefeltwinther 2014 claims there is no explanation about what causes internet addiction. Internet addiction is a controversial theorized mental disorder, the existence andor importance of which is still being debated among the psychological community. Researchers still cant tell you exactly what internet addiction disorder is, also know by the term pathological internet use piu.
Everyday internet usage is particularly significant in the population of adolescents and young people. This study investigated the existence of internet addiction and the extent of problems caused by such potential misuse. Since the development of the iat young, 1996, 1998, a number of validation studies have been done in various cultures. Internet addiction among greek university students. She is also the author of caught in the net, the first book to address internet addiction. The emergence of a new clinical disorder kimberly s.
While this screening test may reveal some of the more pathological aspects of internet and smartphone use, it should not be used as a definitive diagnostic test. Abstract this study reports the results of a metaanalysis of empirical studies on internet addiction published in academic journals for the period 1996 2006. Apr 20, 2010 results of a sample survey among 1876 greek university students, 1827 years old, are presented. Future areas for research and practice are also discussed. Young university of pittsburgh at bradford published in cyberpsychology and behavior, vol. The overall prevalence of internet addiction was 27. There has been also been a variety of assessment tools used in evaluation. Brenner 1997 also took the criteria for substance dependence as a starting point and created a 32itemlong questionnaire working title. Unlike chemical dependency, the internet offers several direct benefits as a. Since the development of the iat young, 1996, young, 1998, a number of validation studies have been done in various cultures. Young, 1998 was developed to measure the presence and severity of internet and technology dependency among adults. If you have sought help with an internet addiction disorder, you have likely been given a mental test or questionnaire of some sort to assess your dependency on the internet. Kimberly young presented the first research on internet addiction in 1996 at the american psychological associations annual conference held in toronto in her paper internet addiction. Based on these, she developed the internet addiction test iat, which is the.
The tool encompasses various internet use demeanors and recurrent addiction indicators, with the noteworthy exclusion of tolerance. The relationship between depression and internet addiction. The internet addiction test 7 introduction the internet addiction test iat. The most common assessment tools used to help make a diagnosis of internet addiction disorder include. The most commonly used questionnaire is youngs internet addiction test iat young, 1998, which can be found in full in the appendix of this chapter. Internet addiction refers to a swath of excessive and compulsive technologyrelated behaviors resulting in negative out comes. Young 1996 initially believed that internet addiction was simi.
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