Development and Psychometric Properties of the Problematic Internet use Questionnaire

Author:

Thatcher Andrew1,Goolam Shamira2

Affiliation:

1. Psychology Department, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Private Bag X3, WITS, 2050, South Africa

2. Psychology Department, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Abstract

Since the inception of the Internet, research has suggested that a small group of people have a tendency to abuse the Internet and thereby cause damage to their health, their personal life and/or their professional life. Numerous terms, including Internet Addiction Disorder and pathological Internet use, have been used to describe this behaviour and its consequences. More recently, the term, problematic Internet use, has been favoured to describe people who cannot resist engaging with the Internet. This article describes the development and psychometric properties of the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ). The development of the PIUQ was a two-stage process involving a pilot study on a smaller sample (N = 279) and a validation study on a much larger sample (N = 1795). The results of the validation study provided good evidence for the reliability and construct validity of the PIUQ. The exploratory factor analysis suggests that the PIUQ may consist of three sub-scales (i.e., Online preoccupation, Adverse effects and Social interactions), each with good internal reliability. The discussion provides recommendations for future studies using and validating the PIUQ.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Psychology

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