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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Published in: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 1/2011

Open Access 01-12-2011 | Research

Arabic validation of the Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS)

Authors: Yasser Khazaal, Anne Chatton, Khodor Atwi, Daniele Zullino, Riaz Khan, Joël Billieux

Published in: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

Background

The popularity of using the Internet and related applications has grown in Arabic countries in recent years. Despite numerous advantages in terms of optimizing communications among individuals and social systems, the use of the Internet may in certain cases become problematic and engender negative consequences in daily life. As no instrument in the Arabic language is available, however, to measure excessive Internet use, the goal of the current study was to validate an Arabic version of the Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS).

Methods

The Arabic version of the CIUS was administered to a sample of 185 Internet users and exploratory and confirmatory analyses performed.

Results

As found previously for the original version, a one-factor model of the CIUS had good psychometric properties and fit the data well. The total score on the CIUS was positively associated with time spent online.

Conclusion

The Arabic version of the CIUS seems to be a valid self-report to measure problematic Internet use.
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Metadata
Title
Arabic validation of the Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS)
Authors
Yasser Khazaal
Anne Chatton
Khodor Atwi
Daniele Zullino
Riaz Khan
Joël Billieux
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1747-597X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1747-597X-6-32

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