Psychometric properties for the Malay version of the assessment of criteria for specific internet-use disorders (ACSID-11) among young adults in Malaysia

Yan-Li, S, Kah-Heng, C, Ruckwongpatr, K, Tung, SEH, Gan, WY, Poon, WC, Nadhiroh, SR, Nurmala, I, Üztemur, S, Chen, I-H, Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524 and Lin, C-Y, 2025. Psychometric properties for the Malay version of the assessment of criteria for specific internet-use disorders (ACSID-11) among young adults in Malaysia. Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior, 8 (3), pp. 97-106. ISSN 2772-4204

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Abstract

Introduction: Problematic internet use (PIU) can present itself in a variety of online activities. Given the increasing prevalence of PIU among young adults, there is a dearth of a comprehensive assessment tool to characterize various PIU in Malaysia. The 11-item Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-use Disorders (ACSID-11) assesses specific PIU including online gaming, online buying-shopping, online pornography use, social networking use, and online gambling. The present study investigated the psychometric properties of the Malay ACSID-11.

Methods: A cross-sectional study using an online survey was used for data collection. The sample comprised 610 young adults aged 22.55 years (SD±3.49). Participants were recruited from July 2023 to September 2023 using convenience sampling.

Results: The confirmatory factor analysis findings supported the four-factor structure of the Malay ACSID-11 across gender, ethnicity, and academic achievement with good fit statistics: CFI³0.968, TLI³0.949, RMSEA³0.057, SRMR³0.028 (frequency response); CFI³0.968, TLI³0.958, RMSEA³0.079, SRMR³0.033 (intensity response). The different online subscales (except for some of the ACSID-11 online gambling subscales) showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α and McDonald’s ω between 0.58–0.90 for frequency responses; Cronbach’s α and McDonald’s ω between 0.61–0.93 for intensity responses).

Conclusion: The Malay ACSID-11 is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing various specific PIU among Malaysian young adults. However, caution is required using the ACSID-11 to assess online gambling because some of its subscales had low internal consistency.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior
Creators:	Yan-Li, S., Kah-Heng, C., Ruckwongpatr, K., Tung, S.E.H., Gan, W.Y., Poon, W.C., Nadhiroh, S.R., Nurmala, I., Üztemur, S., Chen, I.-H., Griffiths, M.D. and Lin, C.-Y.
Publisher:	Medknow Publications
Date:	30 May 2025
Volume:	8
Number:	3
ISSN:	2772-4204
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.4103/shb.shb_171_24 DOI 2293296 Other
Rights:	This article is available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License (CC BY-NC-SA), which permits non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Melissa Cornwell
Date Added:	16 Dec 2024 09:51
Last Modified:	10 Jun 2025 08:03
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/52723

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