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Adolescent internet adaptability: A scale adaptation study

Cilt: 15 Sayı: ISRIS 2025 31 Temmuz 2025
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Adolescent internet adaptability: A scale adaptation study

Abstract

In today's rapidly digitalising world, adolescents' intensive use of the Internet presents both developmental opportunities and a range of psychosocial risks. Internet addiction, cyberbullying, and other challenges encountered in digital environments can adversely affect adolescents' psychological resilience and social adjustment. Accordingly, measuring the extent to which adolescents can cope with online risks and benefit from digital opportunities is of great importance for educators and family counsellors. However, there is a notable lack of valid and reliable instruments in Turkey that comprehensively assess adolescents' Internet adaptability competencies. The primary aim of this study was to adapt the Adolescent Internet Adaptability Scale (AIAS), originally developed by Wang et al. (2025), into Turkish and to examine its psychometric properties among a sample of Turkish adolescents. A mixed-methods research design was employed, and the scale adaptation process included translation, content validity, expert review, construct validity, and reliability analyses. The study sample consisted of 988 adolescents aged 12 to 26 from various provinces in Turkey. Construct validity was tested using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and the original eight-factor structure of the scale was confirmed in the Turkish sample (CFI = .96, TLI = .94, RMSEA = .05, SRMR = .04). The internal consistency coefficients were .86 for Cronbach's alpha and .87 for McDonald's omega; the test-retest correlation was .81. For criterion-related validity, significant negative correlations were found between the AIAS and measures of depression and Internet addiction, while a significant positive correlation was observed with subjective well-being. In conclusion, the AIAS was found to be a valid and reliable measurement tool for Turkish adolescents. The scale can be used to assess digital adaptability, identify at-risk individuals early, and support both school and family counselling practices. It is recommended that future studies expand the scope of the scale by including different age groups and additional variables.

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Etik Beyan

Araştırmada yayın etiğine uyulmuştur. Ordu Üniversitesi Eğitim Araştırmaları Etik Kurulundan (25/03/2025 Tarih ve 2025-50 Sayılı Yazı) onay alınmıştır.

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Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Alan Eğitimleri (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

31 Temmuz 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

28 Haziran 2025

Kabul Tarihi

21 Temmuz 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 15 Sayı: ISRIS 2025

Kaynak Göster

APA
Akman, E., Çıtak, Ş., & Peker Akman, T. (2025). Adolescent internet adaptability: A scale adaptation study. Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi, 15(ISRIS 2025), 369-399. https://doi.org/10.48146/odusobiad.1729675

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