Development and psychometric evaluation of the healthy internet use scale for adolescents.
The aim of this study was to develop the Healthy Internet Use Scale for Adolescents (HIUS-A) and examine its psychometric properties in order to evaluate healthy internet use (HIU) among adolescents. The study was conducted according to a methodological, correlational and cross-sectional design. Dat...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Pediatric Nursing Vol. 89; pp. 593 - 600 |
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W B Saunders
Jul2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=195310587&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 195310587 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 08825963 4CE jtl: Journal of Pediatric Nursing issn: 08825963 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul2026 vid: 89 pid: 1351 pub: W B Saunders place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 195310587 195310587 195310587 10.1016/j.pedn.2026.05.041 195310587 ppf: 593 ppct: 7 formats: tig: atl: Development and psychometric evaluation of the healthy internet use scale for adolescents. aug: au: Özparlak, Arif Gül, Uğur Karakaya, Dudu Efe, Emine affil: Arif ÖZPARLAK, PhD, Research Assistant, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Akdeniz University Faculty of Nursing, Antalya, Turkey sug: subj: Instrument Construction Instrument Validation Psychometrics Evaluation Questionnaires Evaluation Internet Utilization Human Turkiye Male Female Adolescence Validation Studies Correlational Studies Cross Sectional Studies Turkiye Content Validity Construct Validity Exploratory Research Confirmability (Research) Factor Analysis Coefficient alpha Descriptive Statistics Chi Square Test Intraclass Correlation Coefficient Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: The aim of this study was to develop the Healthy Internet Use Scale for Adolescents (HIUS-A) and examine its psychometric properties in order to evaluate healthy internet use (HIU) among adolescents. The study was conducted according to a methodological, correlational and cross-sectional design. Data was collected between September and December 2025 at three middle schools and three high schools in the province of Antalya, Türkiye. The study used a stratified sampling method, and it was completed with 516 adolescents. The scale's content validity was examined through expert evaluation, and its construct validity was tested through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The reliability of the scale was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, split-half reliability, and item-total correlations. The analyses revealed that HIUS-A exhibited a two-factor structure explaining 49.1% of the total variance. These factors were named "self-control" and "conscious use". Confirmatory factor analysis findings revealed that the model showed a good level of fit (χ2/sd = 1.450; RMSEA = 0.042; SRMR = 0.039; CFI = 0.981). The internal consistency coefficient was calculated as 0.864 for the total scale, 0.855 for the "self-control" subscale, and 0.711 for the "conscious use" subscale. HIUS-A is a valid and reliable ten-item assessment tool for evaluating healthy internet use in adolescents. The scale may be used by nurses and other healthcare professionals to determine HIU levels in adolescents and to evaluate the effectiveness of intervention studies relating to HIU. • HIUS-A enables assessment of healthy internet use among adolescents. • HIUS-A showed good validity and reliability in adolescents. • HIUS-A includes 10 items with two subscales: self-control and conscious use. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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