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KMID : 0607320110200040395
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Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2011 Volume.20 No. 4 p.395 ~ p.403
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Validation of Addictive Personality Scale for Screening Adolescents
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Park Hyun-Sook
Jung Sun-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine reliability and validity of the Eysenck personality questionnaire which is a well-known measure for risk of addictive personality, and to suggest criteria for screening the adolescent addictive personality.
Methods: The participants were 988 adolescents from four middle schools and four high schools. Reliability, sensitivity and specificity in the ROC curve, and validity were used to analyze the data.
Results:The internal consistency reliability of the addictive personality scale was .88. There were statistically significant correlations among addictive personality, self-control, and addictive behaviors, which indicate the scale has validity. Also the cutoff of classification of addictive personality in adolescents was indicated by the ROC curve.
Conclusion: The above findings indicate that the addictive personality scale has good validity, reliability, cutoff for screening when used with adolescents.
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KEYWORD
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Adolescent, Addictive, Personality
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