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Full name of scale |
CIUS - Compulsive Internet Use Scale |
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Languages |
English, French, Arabic, German, Japanese, Chinese |
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French version reference |
Khazaal, Y., Chatton, A., Horn, A., Achab, S., Thorens, G., Zullino, D., & Billieux, J. (2012). French validation of the compulsive internet use scale (CIUS). Psychiatric Quarterly, 83(4), 397-405. |
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Rater |
Patient-rated |
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Utility |
It is a 14-item measure used to evaluate the severity of online problematic behaviors. The severity is measured based on the number of hours spent on the internet. It characterizes compulsive internet use as the inability to restrain from internet use. It is brief, suitable for online administration and combination with other measures. |
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Time to complete |
Online questionnaires should not take more than 20 minutes |
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Cost/license |
No information found |
Wartberg, L., Petersen, K.-U., Kammerl, R., Rosenkranz, M., & Thomasius, R. (2014). Psychometric validation of a German version of the compulsive internet use scale. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 17(2), 99–103. Follow this link for the article.
