Problematic use of the Internet is a unidimensional quasi-trait with impulsive and compulsive subtypes
Article 2019 en
Authors
AF
Alex Fornito
CL
Christine Löchner
KI
Konstantinos Ioannidis
Abstract
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Problematic use of the Internet as measured by the Internet Addiction Test reflects a quasi-trait - a unipolar dimension in which most variance is restricted to a subset of people with problems regulating Internet use. There was no evidence for subtypes based on the type of online activities engaged in, which increased similarly with overall severity of Internet use problems. Measures of comorbid psychiatric symptoms, along with impulsivity, and compulsivity, appear valuable for differentiating clinical subtypes and could be included in the development of new instruments for assessing the presence and severity of Internet use problems.
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