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Psychometrische Eigenschaften und Normierung der deutschen Version der Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS)

Published Online:December 19, 2014https://doi.org/10.1026/0012-1924/a000127

Abstract

Zusammenfassung. Die epidemiologische Beschreibung von Internetabhängigkeit und die Entwicklung von Interventionen erfordern eine reliable und ökonomische Erfassungsmethode von Internetabhängigkeit. Die Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS) erfasst die Kernelemente von Internetabhängigkeit mit 14 Items, allerdings fehlten bisher bevölkerungsrepräsentative Normwerte für die deutsche Version der CIUS. In der vorliegenden Studie werden nun teststatistische Kennwerte und Normwerte für die deutsche Version der CIUS vorgelegt. 8 132 Personen aus der Allgemeinbevölkerung (14 – 64 Jahren) mit einer durchschnittlichen privaten Internetnutzung von einer Stunde oder länger, an mindestens einem Tag in der Woche oder am Wochenende beantworteten die CIUS. Insgesamt weist die CIUS gute psychometrische Eigenschaften auf und die vorgelegten Normwerte bieten die Möglichkeit für Vergleiche von individuellen Werten mit denen der internetnutzenden Bevölkerung.


Psychometric Properties and Norm Values of the German Version of the Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS)

Abstract. A reliable and economic assessment of Internet addiction is essential for the epidemiological characterization and the development of interventions. The Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS) assesses core elements of Internet addiction using 14 items. However, no population-based norm values are available for the German version. The present study sought to provide psychometric properties and norm values for a German CIUS version. From the general population, 8,132 subjects (14 – 64 years) with private Internet use for one hour or more on at least one working or weekend day per week answered the CIUS items. The data revealed good psychometric properties for the CIUS. The norm values can be used for comparisons between individual CIUS sum scores and the CIUS sum score distribution within the internet-using population.

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