Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ)
Psychology: Digital & Consumer1 sample item
About this scale
Problematic internet use is a common phenomenon. The Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ) was first published in 2006 and its psychometric properties were checked in a study by Kelly & Gruber (2010) . The latter study generally confirmed the three-factor structure. The three factors underlying the PIUQ are:
Sample item(s)
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Source & citation
Demetrovics, Z., Szeredi, B., & Rózsa, S. (2008). The three-factor model of Internet addiction: The development of the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire. Behavior Research Methods, 40 , 563-574. | Kelley, K. J. & Gruber, E. M. (2010). Psychometric properties of the Problematic Internet Use Questionaire. Computers in human behavior, 26 , 1838-1845.
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