Psychometric Evaluation of the Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2 in an Indonesian Adolescents’ Sample

Naura Adlina, Dian Kaloeti, Annastasia Ediati, Kurniawan Martono

2021

Abstract

Internet users in Indonesia has increase and become challenged associated with symptoms of internet addiction. Teenagers are the most vulnerable group to have Problematic Internet Use (PIU). This study’s main purpose was to examine the psychometric properties of Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2 (GPIUS 2) in an Indonesian adolescents’ sample. The second aim was to investigate the concurrent validity of the Indonesian version to provide evidence for the validity. The study involved a cross-sectional online survey design with 300 adolescents with an age range of 15-18 years (M = 16; SD = 0.94) of which 70.7% (n = 202) were female adolescents. GPUIS2 contains fifteen Likert-type items rated on an 8-point scale which modified into 5-point Likert from “strongly disagree” to strongly agree.” GPIUS 2 was adapted to Bahasa Indonesia using backward translation techniques. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) (i.e., Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the GPIUS-2. Internal consistency for both the subscales and the total scale had been assessed by calculating the alpha coefficients. The results provide support for the original factorial structure similar by Caplan (2010) with five factor solution models. Results indicated that the model fit the data well, χ2 = 230.697; d.f = 80; p < 0.001; CFI = 0.91; TLI = 0.92; RMSEA = 0.07. The study also found good reliability for the global scale (α = 0.83). Further research needs to explore models with relevant psychological constructs in revealing problematic internet behavior in adolescents. Longitudinal studies, and in-depth interviews are also very important for future studies to present more comprehensive data. Expanding the age of respondents to obtain comparisons between generations is something that can be done considering Internet penetration has entered all layers of the age generation.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Adlina N., Kaloeti D., Ediati A. and Martono K. (2021). Psychometric Evaluation of the Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2 in an Indonesian Adolescents’ Sample. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Psychological Studies - Volume 1: ICPsyche, ISBN 978-989-758-580-7, pages 283-291. DOI: 10.5220/0010811400003347

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icpsyche21,
author={Naura Adlina and Dian Kaloeti and Annastasia Ediati and Kurniawan Martono},
title={Psychometric Evaluation of the Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2 in an Indonesian Adolescents’ Sample},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Psychological Studies - Volume 1: ICPsyche,},
year={2021},
pages={283-291},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010811400003347},
isbn={978-989-758-580-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Psychological Studies - Volume 1: ICPsyche,
TI - Psychometric Evaluation of the Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2 in an Indonesian Adolescents’ Sample
SN - 978-989-758-580-7
AU - Adlina N.
AU - Kaloeti D.
AU - Ediati A.
AU - Martono K.
PY - 2021
SP - 283
EP - 291
DO - 10.5220/0010811400003347