Development of Internet Addiction Scale Based on DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria: An Evaluation in Terms of Internet Gaming Disorder

Andic S., Durak Batıgün A.

TURK PSIKIYATRI DERGISI, vol.32, no.1, pp.33-42, 2021 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.5080/u23194
  • Journal Name: TURK PSIKIYATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.33-42
  • Keywords: Internet addiction, validity, reliability, impulsivity, psychological need, PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS SATISFACTION, SELF-COMPASSION, TURKISH VERSION, ADOLESCENTS, VALIDITY, LONELINESS, PERSONALITY, RELIABILITY, IMPULSIVITY
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Internet addiction (IA) turn out to be a serious health problem in our country as in the whole world, especially for young adults. To our knowledge, there arc very few studies investigating IA and associated psychological variables in a Turkish sample. The purpose of this study is to develop the internet addiction scale (IAS) on the basis of the diagnostic criteria for internet gaming disorder, in the third section of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).