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Measurement invariance of the Facebook intrusion questionnaire across 25 countries
Błachnio, Agata1; Przepiórka, Aneta1; Gorbaniuk, Oleg2,3; Abreu, Ana Maria4; Bendayan, Rebecca5,6; Ben-Ezra, Menachem7; Benvenuti, Martina8; Durak, Mithat9; Senol-Durak, Emre9; Makita, Meiko10; McNeill, Monika11; Seidman, Gwendolyn12; Wu, Anise M.S.13; Blanca, Maria J.5; Angeluci, Alan14; Čuš Babić, Nenad15; Brkljacic, Tihana16; Ciobanu, Adela Magdalena17; Ivanova, Ana1; Giannakos, Michail N.18; Gorbaniuk, Julia1,3; Holdoš, Juraj19; Malik, Sadia20; Mahmoud, Ali Bassam21; Milanovic, Anita22; Musil, Bojan15; Pappas, Ilias O.18; Popa, Camelia23; Pantic, Igor24,25; Rando, Belen26; D'Souza, Lancy27; Wołonciej, Mariusz1; Vanden Abeele, Mariek M.P.28,29; Yafi, Eiad30; Yu, Shu M.31; Elphinston, Rachel A.32,33,34,35; Mazzoni, Elvis8
2024-08
Source PublicationInternational Journal of Psychology
ABS Journal Level1
ISSN0020-7594
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.

KeywordCross-cultural Facebook Facebook Addiction Facebook Intrusion Questionnaire Gender Measurement Invariance Social Media
DOI10.1002/ijop.13227
URLView the original
Indexed BySSCI
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaPsychology
WOS SubjectPsychology, Multidisciplinary
WOS IDWOS:001289752500001
PublisherJOHN WILEY & SONS LTD, THE ATRIUM, SOUTHERN GATE, CHICHESTER PO19 8SQ, W SUSSEX, ENGLAND
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85201127841
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionFaculty of Social Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
INSTITUTE OF COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION
Corresponding AuthorBłachnio, Agata
Affiliation1.Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
2.Institute of Psychology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland
3.Department of Psychology, Casimir Pulaski University of Radom, Radom, Poland
4.Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, Portugal
5.University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain
6.Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
7.Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
8.Institute of Psychology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
9.Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University Department of Psychology, Bolu, Turkey
10.Statistical Cybermetrics Research Group, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
11.Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom
12.Albright College, Reading, United States
13.Department of Psychology / Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of Macau, Macao
14.Institute of Psychology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
15.Institute of Psychology, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
16.Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb, Croatia
17.University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Bucharest, Romania
18.Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
19.Department of Psychology, Catholic University in Ruzomberok, Slovakia
20.Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
21.St John's University, The Peter J Tobin College of Business, New York, United States
22.Clinic for Mental Disorders “Dr Laza Lazarević”, Belgrade, Serbia
23.Romanian Academy, “Constantin Rădulescu-Motru” Institute of Philosophy and Psychology, UNATC, Bucharest, Romania
24.University of Belgrade, Serbia
25.University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
26.Institute of Social and Political Sciences, Centre for Public Administration and Public Policies, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
27.Department of Psychology, University of Mysore, Mysore, India
28.Institute of Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
29.Institute of Psychology, University of Tilburg, Tiburg, Netherlands
30.Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
31.Centre of Excellence in Responsible Gaming, University of Gibraltar, Gibraltar
32.Recover Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
33.National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Research Excellence in Road Traffic Injury Recovery, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
34.School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
35.Addiction and Mental Health Service, Metro South Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Australia
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Błachnio, Agata,Przepiórka, Aneta,Gorbaniuk, Oleg,et al. Measurement invariance of the Facebook intrusion questionnaire across 25 countries[J]. International Journal of Psychology, 2024.
APA Błachnio, 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., Čuš Babić, Nenad., Brkljacic, Tihana., Ciobanu, Adela Magdalena., Ivanova, Ana., ...& Mazzoni, Elvis (2024). Measurement invariance of the Facebook intrusion questionnaire across 25 countries. International Journal of Psychology.
MLA Błachnio, Agata,et al."Measurement invariance of the Facebook intrusion questionnaire across 25 countries".International Journal of Psychology (2024).
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