Spanish version of the Facebook Intrusion Questionnaire (FIQ-S)

TY - JOUR

T1 - Spanish version of the Facebook Intrusion Questionnaire (FIQ-S)

AU - Bendayan, Rebecca

AU - Blanca, MJ

PY - 2019/3

Y1 - 2019/3

N2 - Background: Although there is growing research on the excessive use of Facebook and its correlates, most studies to date are not directly comparable or generalizable to the overall population as their samples are often limited to students and they use different assessment tools. The fi rst aim of our study was to develop a Spanish version of the Facebook Intrusion Questionnaire (FIQ-S), an instrument which emphasises the social components and consequences of excessive Facebook use. Second, we aimed to examine its psychometric properties: factor structure, reliability and external validity. Methods: Participants were 567 Spanish adults who completed an online battery of questionnaires, including variables related to addictive behaviours. Results: Exploratory and confi rmatory factor analysis, using a cross-validation strategy, supported a one-factor structure. The composite reliability value was adequate. Evidence of external validity was provided via correlational analysis, showing a negative association with self-control and positive associations with time spent using social networking sites, problematic mobile phone use, internet addiction, phubbing, fear of missing out and depression. Conclusions: Results are consistent with the original validation study and confi rm the addictive component of the construct measured and highlight the impact of Facebook abuse on mental health.

AB - Background: Although there is growing research on the excessive use of Facebook and its correlates, most studies to date are not directly comparable or generalizable to the overall population as their samples are often limited to students and they use different assessment tools. The fi rst aim of our study was to develop a Spanish version of the Facebook Intrusion Questionnaire (FIQ-S), an instrument which emphasises the social components and consequences of excessive Facebook use. Second, we aimed to examine its psychometric properties: factor structure, reliability and external validity. Methods: Participants were 567 Spanish adults who completed an online battery of questionnaires, including variables related to addictive behaviours. Results: Exploratory and confi rmatory factor analysis, using a cross-validation strategy, supported a one-factor structure. The composite reliability value was adequate. Evidence of external validity was provided via correlational analysis, showing a negative association with self-control and positive associations with time spent using social networking sites, problematic mobile phone use, internet addiction, phubbing, fear of missing out and depression. Conclusions: Results are consistent with the original validation study and confi rm the addictive component of the construct measured and highlight the impact of Facebook abuse on mental health.

KW - Facebook addiction

KW - Internet addiction

KW - Mobile phones

KW - Phubbing

KW - Social networks

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85065311597

U2 - 10.7334/psicothema2018.301

DO - 10.7334/psicothema2018.301

M3 - Article

SN - 0214-9915

JO - Psicothema

JF - Psicothema

IS - 2

ER -