E-ISSN : 2733-4538
This study investigated the reliability and validity of Korean Adolescent Internet Addiction Scale(K-AIAS). The scale was based on the 20-item Young(1998)'s Internet Addiction Scale and was converted to Korean adolescents. Several self-report inventories were administered to 1035 adolescents. The results showed that K-AIAS was highly reliable in terms of internal consistency, temporal stability and item-total correlation coefficients. Factor analysis revealed that K-AIAS had three factors labeled 'Dependence and 'Withdrawal', 'Negative consequences', and 'Tolerance'. K-AIAS positively correlated with hours per week, frequency per week, and Internet Expectancy Sale. On the other hand, K-AIAS negatively correlated with Self-control Scale. In conclusion, K-AIAS appears to be a highly reliable and valid measure to assess adolescent internet addiction.