Psychometric Properties of Young’s Internet Addiction Test in Nigeria
| Author | Bede Chinonye Akpunne | en |
| Author | Ebenezer Olutope Akinnawo | en |
| Author | Oluseyi Abiodun Alakija | en |
| Author | Daniel Oluwasanmi Kumuyi | en |
| Orcid | Bede Chinonye Akpunne [0000-0003-2767-4235] | en |
| Orcid | Ebenezer Olutope Akinnawo [0000-0002-7054-0542] | en |
| Orcid | Daniel Oluwasanmi Kumuyi [0000-0002-8005-7650] | en |
| Issued Date | 2020-12-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: In 2018, the Nigerian Communication Commission affirmed that more than 100 million Nigerians made use of the Internet. A good percentage of internet usage is maladaptive. A valid, reliable, and socio-culturally sensitive assessment instrument is essential to study internet usage patterns in Nigeria. Young’s Internet Addiction test (IAT) has been validated in many countries, but not in Nigeria. Objectives: This study aimed to validate IAT to determine psychometric properties acceptable in a Nigerian population. Materials and Methods: A total of 184 Nigerian University undergraduates (77 males and 107 females), mean age = 20.5, were purposively drawn, and they responded to IAT, the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV), and the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS). Results: The Cronbach’s α of the six IAT factors ranged from 0.25 (anticipation) to 0.69 (salience). The observed overall Cronbach’s α coefficient of 0.79 was obtained for IAT. The corrected item-total correlations ranged from 0.73 to 0.84. The concurrent validity score was observed to be r = 0.54 between IAT and SAS-SV and r = 0.58 between IAT and BFAS. A significant positive correlation was equally observed between the IAT and BFAS factors, ranging from conflict (r = 0.322, P = 0.000) to relapse (r = 0.488, P = 0.000). The new norm determined for IAT in the Nigerian population was ≥ 38.5 for males and ≥ 40.8 for females. Conclusions: IAT is gender-sensitive and has acceptable psychometric properties for the Nigerian population. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.91968 | en |
| Keyword | Psychometrics | en |
| Keyword | Internet Addiction Test | en |
| Keyword | Nigeria | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Psychometric Properties of Young’s Internet Addiction Test in Nigeria | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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