Validation of the Turkish version of the questionnaire of Internet use motives (MUI)

İsmail Kuşci; İbrahim Arpacı

doi:10.53850/joltida.1221877

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Validation of the Turkish version of the questionnaire of Internet use motives (MUI)

Abstract

The present study adapted the “questionnaire of Internet use motives” (MUI) into Turkish based on data collected from 638 adults. Results showed that the Turkish version of the MUI has a high internal consistency (α= .88) along with convergent and discriminant validity. The confirmatory factor analysis results supported the five-factor structure of the original MUI. Internet Addiction Test Short Form (IAT-SF) was used to test concurrent validity. The results indicated a significant positive correlation between the MUI and IAT-SF (r= .83), suggesting that individuals having higher levels of MUI may also tend to have higher levels of Internet addiction. The findings indicated that the adapted scale is a reliable and valid instrument to measure motives for Internet use in the Turkish population.

Keywords

aptation study, Internet addiction, reliability, MUI, Internet use motives

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Authors

İsmail Kuşci ^*
0000-0002-2178-8429
Türkiye

İbrahim Arpacı
0000-0001-6513-4569
Türkiye

Publication Date

July 3, 2023

Submission Date

December 20, 2022

Acceptance Date

January 28, 2023

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Kuşci, İ., & Arpacı, İ. (2023). Validation of the Turkish version of the questionnaire of Internet use motives (MUI). Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age, 8(2), 284-290. https://doi.org/10.53850/joltida.1221877

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Kuşci, İsmail, and İbrahim Arpacı. 2023. “Validation of the Turkish Version of the Questionnaire of Internet Use Motives (MUI)”. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age 8 (2): 284-90. https://doi.org/10.53850/joltida.1221877.

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Kuşci, İsmail - Arpacı, İbrahim. “Validation of the Turkish Version of the Questionnaire of Internet Use Motives (MUI)”. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age 8/2 (July 1, 2023): 284-290. https://doi.org/10.53850/joltida.1221877.

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Kuşci, İsmail, and İbrahim Arpacı. “Validation of the Turkish Version of the Questionnaire of Internet Use Motives (MUI)”. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age, vol. 8, no. 2, July 2023, pp. 284-90, doi:10.53850/joltida.1221877.

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1.İsmail Kuşci, İbrahim Arpacı. Validation of the Turkish version of the questionnaire of Internet use motives (MUI). JOLTIDA. 2023 Jul. 1;8(2):284-90. doi:10.53850/joltida.1221877

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