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Translation and validation of the Portuguese version of the internet severity and activities addiction questionnaire (ISAAQ-10) towards the identification of problematic social media use: A population study

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dc.contributor.authorDores, Artemisa R.
dc.contributor.authorAntunes, Cátia
dc.contributor.authorGeraldo, Andreia
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, Irene P.
dc.contributor.authorMarques, António
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Ilídio
dc.contributor.authorChamberlain, Samuel R.
dc.contributor.authorLochner, Christine
dc.contributor.authorIoannidis, Konstantinos
dc.contributor.authorDores, Artemisa
dc.contributor.authorGeraldo, Andreia
dc.contributor.authorPereira da Silva Marques, António José
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-26T14:55:58Z
dc.date.available2025-03-26T14:55:58Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractProblematic usage of the internet (PUI) refers to a pattern of internet use that results in negative consequences in an individual’s life. It encompasses a broad spectrum of activities, which require assessment in terms of both severity and diversity, for a comprehensive understanding. This study aimed to translate the Internet Severity and Activities Questionnaire (ISAAQ-10) into Portuguese, to analyze its psychometric properties and to explore the validity of the ISAAQ-10 social networking use activity score towards identifying problematic social media use. A snowball sampling method was used, with participants completing an online survey comprising sociodemographic questions and the Portuguese versions of the ISAAQ-10, Internet Addiction Test-10 (IAT-10), Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short-Form (IGDS9-SF), and Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS). The psychometric analysis included internal reliability testing using Cronbach’s alphas and test-retest reliability, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and convergent validity testing between the ISAAQ-10 and IAT-10. The concurrent validity of the ISAAQ-10 was also examined. A total of 590 young adults (85.1 % female), aged between 18 and 35 years, participated in this study. The ISAAQ-10 presented good internal consistency ( α =0.93), with a test-retest correlation of r = 0.865; 95 % CI: 0.669–0.939. and a unidimensional structure that explained 48.3 % of the total variance. The convergent validity of the ISAAQ-10’s total score was established through a high Pearson’s correlation (r = 0.574; p ≤ .001) with the IAT-10’s total score. Pearson’s correlations between the ISAAQ-10 gaming activity score and the IGDS9-SF (r = 0.873; p < .001), and between the ISAAQ-10 social networking use activity score and the BSMAS (r = 0.670; p < .001), respectively, supported the instrument’s concurrent validity. This work provides support for the Portuguese translation of the ISAAQ-10, which can be employed to identify the severity of problematic usage of the internet in a population sample. It also provides the first validation of the ISAAQ-10 social networking use activity score, which can be employed to identify problematic social media use within a predominately female university student sample. This study further establishes the ISAAQ-10 as a valid and reliable tool for population studies and, specifically, for the identification of problematic social media use.por
dc.identifier.citationDores, A. R., Antunes, C., Geraldo, A., Carvalho, I. P., Marques, A., Pereira, I., Chamberlain, S. R., Lochner, C., & Ioannidis, K. (2025). Translation and validation of the Portuguese version of the internet severity and activities addiction questionnaire (ISAAQ-10) towards the identification of problematic social media use: A population study. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 139, 152585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2025.152585
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.comppsych.2025.152585
dc.identifier.issn0010-440X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/29877
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationUIDB/05210/2020; UIDB/05380/2020
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010440X25000124?via%3Dihub
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectInternet
dc.subjectProblematic social media use
dc.titleTranslation and validation of the Portuguese version of the internet severity and activities addiction questionnaire (ISAAQ-10) towards the identification of problematic social media use: A population studypor
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oaire.citation.titleComprehensive Psychiatry
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