Validation of a new Short Problematic Internet Use Test in a nationally representative sample of adolescents

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Highlights：

• We developed a short screening test to assess problematic internet use in adolescents.

• The Short Problematic Internet Use Test (SPIUT) showed good psychometric properties.

• The SPIUT was tested using a large representative sample of Italian students.

• The SPIUT could be helpful to describe the risk-profile of adolescent internet users.

摘要

•We developed a short screening test to assess problematic internet use in adolescents.•The Short Problematic Internet Use Test (SPIUT) showed good psychometric properties.•The SPIUT was tested using a large representative sample of Italian students.•The SPIUT could be helpful to describe the risk-profile of adolescent internet users.

论文关键词：Problematic Internet Use,Screening scale,Adolescents,School survey

论文评审过程：Available online 25 December 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.11.097