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Measurement invariance of the Facebook intrusion questionnaire across 25 countries.
Blachnio, Agata; Przepiórka, Aneta; Gorbaniuk, Oleg; Abreu, Ana Maria; Bendayan, Rebecca; Ben-Ezra, Menachem; Benvenuti, Martina; Durak, Mithat; Senol-Durak, Emre; Makita, Meiko; McNeill, Monika; Seidman, Gwendolyn; Wu, Anise M S; Blanca, Maria J; Angeluci, Alan; Cus Babic, Nenad; Brkljacic, Tihana; Ciobanu, Adela Magdalena; Ivanova, Ana; Giannakos, Michail N; Gorbaniuk, Julia; Holdos, Juraj; Malik, Sadia; Mahmoud, Ali Bassam; Milanovic, Anita; Musil, Bojan; Pappas, Ilias O; Popa, Camelia; Pantic, Igor; Rando, Belen; D'Souza, Lancy; Wolonciej, Mariusz; Vanden Abeele, Mariek M P; Yafi, Eiad; Yu, Shu M; Elphinston, Rachel A; Mazzoni, Elvis.
Affiliation
  • Blachnio A; Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
  • Przepiórka A; Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
  • Gorbaniuk O; Institute of Psychology, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland.
  • Abreu AM; Department of Psychology, Casimir Pulaski University of Radom, Radom, Poland.
  • Bendayan R; Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Ben-Ezra M; University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain.
  • Benvenuti M; Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
  • Durak M; Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
  • Senol-Durak E; Institute of Psychology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
  • Makita M; Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University Department of Psychology, Bolu, Turkey.
  • McNeill M; Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University Department of Psychology, Bolu, Turkey.
  • Seidman G; Statistical Cybermetrics Research Group, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK.
  • Wu AMS; Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK.
  • Blanca MJ; Albright College, Reading, PA, USA.
  • Angeluci A; Department of Psychology / Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
  • Cus Babic N; University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain.
  • Brkljacic T; Institute of Psychology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Ciobanu AM; Institute of Psychology, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia.
  • Ivanova A; Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb, Croatia.
  • Giannakos MN; University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Bucharest, Romania.
  • Gorbaniuk J; Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
  • Holdos J; Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
  • Malik S; Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
  • Mahmoud AB; Department of Psychology, Casimir Pulaski University of Radom, Radom, Poland.
  • Milanovic A; Department of Psychology, Catholic University in Ruzomberok, Slovakia.
  • Musil B; Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
  • Pappas IO; St John's University, The Peter J Tobin College of Business, New York, NY, USA.
  • Popa C; Clinic for Mental Disorders "Dr Laza Lazarevic", Belgrade, Serbia.
  • Pantic I; Institute of Psychology, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia.
  • Rando B; Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
  • D'Souza L; Romanian Academy, "Constantin Radulescu-Motru" Institute of Philosophy and Psychology, UNATC, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Wolonciej M; University of Belgrade, Serbia.
  • Vanden Abeele MMP; University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
  • Yafi E; Institute of Social and Political Sciences, Centre for Public Administration and Public Policies, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Yu SM; Department of Psychology, University of Mysore, Mysore, India.
  • Elphinston RA; Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
  • Mazzoni E; Institute of Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Int J Psychol ; 2024 Aug 13.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39138585
ABSTRACT
Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites. However, Facebook intrusion or addiction is a growing concern as it involves an excessive attachment to Facebook, which disrupts daily functioning. To date, few studies have examined whether cross-cultural differences in the measurement of Facebook addiction exist. The aim of this study was to investigate the cross-cultural validity and measurement invariance of the Facebook Intrusion Questionnaire (FIQ), one of the most widely used measures of Facebook addiction, across 25 countries (N = 12,204, 62.3% female; mean age = 25 years). Multigroup confirmatory factor analyses (MGCFA) assessed cross-cultural validity as well as invariance. Additionally, individual confirmatory factor analyses evaluated the factorial structure and measurement invariance across genders in each country. The FIQ demonstrated partial metric invariance across countries and metric (13 countries), scalar (11 countries) or residual (10 countries) invariance across genders within individual countries. A one-factor model indicated a good fit in 18 countries. Cronbach's alpha for the entire sample was .85. Our findings suggest that the FIQ may provide an adequate assessment of Facebook addiction that is psychometrically equivalent across cultures. Moreover, the questionnaire seems to be universal and suitable for studying different social media in distinct cultural environments. Consequently, this robust tool can be used to explore behaviours related to specific media that are particularly popular in any given country.
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