Psychometric properties of a German version of the Young Diagnostic Questionnaire (YDQ) in two independent samples of adolescents
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Psychometric properties of a German version of the Young Diagnostic Questionnaire (YDQ) in two independent samples of adolescents. / Wartberg, Lutz; Durkee, Tony; Kriston, Levente; Parzer, P; Fischer-Waldschmidt, Gloria; Resch, F; Sarchiapone, Marco; Wasserman, Camilla; Hoven, Christina W; Carli, Vladimir; Wasserman, Danuta; Thomasius, Rainer; Brunner, R; Kaess, M.
in: INT J MENT HEALTH AD, Jahrgang 15, 2017, S. 182-190.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Psychometric properties of a German version of the Young Diagnostic Questionnaire (YDQ) in two independent samples of adolescents
AU - Wartberg, Lutz
AU - Durkee, Tony
AU - Kriston, Levente
AU - Parzer, P
AU - Fischer-Waldschmidt, Gloria
AU - Resch, F
AU - Sarchiapone, Marco
AU - Wasserman, Camilla
AU - Hoven, Christina W
AU - Carli, Vladimir
AU - Wasserman, Danuta
AU - Thomasius, Rainer
AU - Brunner, R
AU - Kaess, M
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Abstract The Young Diagnostic Questionnaire (YDQ) is the most frequently used unidimensional measure to assess pathological Internet use. To date, investigations on the factorial validity of the YDQ using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) are not available in the scientific literature. Empirical findings on the psychometric properties of the German translation of the YDQ are also lacking. Data were collected on two German samples of 1444 and 2713adolescents. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted. We also calculated reliability coefficients and correlations between the YDQ and external criteria of Internet use. The models showed excellent global goodness-of-fit and satisfying local parameters. A unidimensional model seems to fit the data very well. We observed rather low reliability coefficients. The results indicate an acceptable construct validity of the German YDQ. The German version of the YDQ is a suitable instrument for measuring pathological Internet use in adolescent populations.
AB - Abstract The Young Diagnostic Questionnaire (YDQ) is the most frequently used unidimensional measure to assess pathological Internet use. To date, investigations on the factorial validity of the YDQ using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) are not available in the scientific literature. Empirical findings on the psychometric properties of the German translation of the YDQ are also lacking. Data were collected on two German samples of 1444 and 2713adolescents. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted. We also calculated reliability coefficients and correlations between the YDQ and external criteria of Internet use. The models showed excellent global goodness-of-fit and satisfying local parameters. A unidimensional model seems to fit the data very well. We observed rather low reliability coefficients. The results indicate an acceptable construct validity of the German YDQ. The German version of the YDQ is a suitable instrument for measuring pathological Internet use in adolescent populations.
U2 - 10.1007/s11469-016-9654-6
DO - 10.1007/s11469-016-9654-6
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
VL - 15
SP - 182
EP - 190
JO - INT J MENT HEALTH AD
JF - INT J MENT HEALTH AD
SN - 1557-1874
ER -
