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Revista de Neuro-Psiquiatría
Print version ISSN 0034-8597
Abstract
OTIURA TRISANO, Solange; CORTEZ-VERGARA, Carla and VEGA-DIENSTMAIER, Johann M.. Translation and cultural adaptation of the Questionnaire on the Problematic Use of the Internet for the Peruvian population. Rev Neuropsiquiatr [online]. 2022, vol.85, n.3, pp.183-193. Epub Nov 02, 2022. ISSN 0034-8597. http://dx.doi.org/10.20453/rnp.v85i3.4328.
Objective
: To adapt the Problem Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ) for its utilization in Peru.
Material and Methods
: The translation and cultural adaptation of the PIUQ followed a systematic process that involved direct translation, evaluation and judgment by expert committees and back-translation, culminating with the final approval by the scale creators. For each of the 18 items, a first group of experts assessed comprehensibility, acceptability, relevance and quality of the response set in the preliminary version; subsequently, a second group of experts, evaluated clarity, relevance and pertinence in the final version. Aiken's V was calculated for each of the different features evaluated in the 18 items.
Results
: In the preliminary version, Aiken's V had low values for the comprehensibility of items 1, 3, 4, 6 and 16, and for the response set of item 4. The analysis of the first expert committee led to modifications in items 1, 4 and 16 of the obsession dimension, 5 and 8 of neglect, and 15 of control disorder. The evaluation by the second expert committee resulted in adequate Aiken V values for all aspects of the 18 items.
Conclusions
: The final Peruvian version thus obtained proved to be aligned to the purposes of the original questionnaire, without altering the meaning of the items.
Keywords : Cyberspace; psychological dependency; young adult; adolescent behavior.