The Problematic and Risky Internet Use Screening Scale (PRIUSS) for adolescents and young adults: Scale development and refinement

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Highlights：

• Factor analysis of the item pool yielded a 3-factor, 18-item model.

• There are 3 subscales: Emotional Impairment, Social Impairment, Risky/Impulsive Internet Use.

• Focus group review support for both face validity and content validity.

• The PRIUSS is a theoretically-grounded screening instrument for adolescent and young adult PIU.

摘要

•Factor analysis of the item pool yielded a 3-factor, 18-item model.•There are 3 subscales: Emotional Impairment, Social Impairment, Risky/Impulsive Internet Use.•Focus group review support for both face validity and content validity.•The PRIUSS is a theoretically-grounded screening instrument for adolescent and young adult PIU.

论文关键词：Internet use,Problematic Internet Use,Screening,Concept mapping,Scale development,Psychometrics

论文评审过程：Available online 27 March 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.01.035