2024
Specific Internet Disorders in University Students in Taiwan and Hong Kong: Psychometric Properties with Invariance Testing for the Traditional Chinese Version of the Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-Use Disorders (ACSID-11)
Huang Y, Ruckwongpatr K, Chen J, Pakpour A, Siaw Y, Nadhiroh S, Kukreti S, Chen J, Potenza M, Griffiths M, Lin C. Specific Internet Disorders in University Students in Taiwan and Hong Kong: Psychometric Properties with Invariance Testing for the Traditional Chinese Version of the Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-Use Disorders (ACSID-11). International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2024, 1-34. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-024-01270-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConfirmatory factor analysisTraditional Chinese versionInternet-use disordersTest-retest reliabilityChinese versionPsychometric propertiesUniversity studentsInternal consistencyMulti-group confirmatory factor analysisInternet-useRobust psychometric evidenceFour-factor structureLevels of test-retest reliabilityTest internal consistencyHong Kong sampleInternet disorderFactor structurePsychometric instrumentsPsychometric evidenceGerman sampleConcurrent validityInvariance testingConstruct validityFactor analysisFollow-up study
2023
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 sample