The YouTube Addiction Scale: Psychometric Evidence for a New Instrument Developed Based on the Component Model of Addiction
Pakpour A, Jafari E, Zanjanchi F, Potenza M, Lin C. The YouTube Addiction Scale: Psychometric Evidence for a New Instrument Developed Based on the Component Model of Addiction. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2023, 1-18. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-023-01216-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial media addictionPsychological distressMedia addictionInternet addictionFactor analysisConfirmatory factor analysisPromising psychometric propertiesExploratory factor analysisMood modificationRasch modelDifferential itemPsychometric propertiesAddiction ScaleStrong factor loadingsInternal consistencyPsychometric evidenceAddictionEarly interventionSecond sampleFactor loadingsPsychometric testingOnline surveyDistressItemsFirst samplePsychometric properties of the Persian Gaming Disorder Test and relationships with psychological distress and insomnia in adolescents
Lin C, Potenza M, Pontes H, Pakpour A. Psychometric properties of the Persian Gaming Disorder Test and relationships with psychological distress and insomnia in adolescents. BMC Psychology 2023, 11: 326. PMID: 37817223, PMCID: PMC10566088, DOI: 10.1186/s40359-023-01368-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGaming Disorder TestPsychological distressClassical test theoryPsychometric propertiesIranian adolescentsRasch analysisTest theorySubstantial differential itemICD-11 criteriaDifferential itemDistressAdolescentsPsychiatric conditionsGamingInsomniaShort instrumentPersian versionMethodsThe present studyEleventh RevisionItems