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International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

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25.04.2016

Psychometric Properties of a German Version of the Young Diagnostic Questionnaire (YDQ) in two Independent Samples of Adolescents

verfasst von: Lutz Wartberg, Tony Durkee, Levente Kriston, Peter Parzer, Gloria Fischer-Waldschmidt, Franz Resch, Marco Sarchiapone, Camilla Wasserman, Christina W. Hoven, Vladimir Carli, Danuta Wasserman, Rainer Thomasius, Romuald Brunner, Michael Kaess

Erschienen in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction | Ausgabe 1/2017

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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 2713 adolescents. 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.

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Titel: Psychometric Properties of a German Version of the Young Diagnostic Questionnaire (YDQ) in two Independent Samples of Adolescents
verfasst von: Lutz Wartberg
Tony Durkee
Levente Kriston
Peter Parzer
Gloria Fischer-Waldschmidt
Franz Resch
Marco Sarchiapone
Camilla Wasserman
Christina W. Hoven
Vladimir Carli
Danuta Wasserman
Rainer Thomasius
Romuald Brunner
Michael Kaess
Publikationsdatum: 25.04.2016
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction / Ausgabe 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1557-1874
Elektronische ISSN: 1557-1882
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-016-9654-6

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