Table 3.

Findings from the Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Three Factor Model in the Development Subsample

Item	Abbreviated text		Factor Loading (SE)
Factor 1 – Social Consequences
Problems with communicating face to face			0.79 (0.039)
Experience increased social anxiety			0.79 (0.039)
Fail to create real-life relationships			0.78 (0.039)
Offline relationships suffer			0.78 (0.039)
Choose to socialize online instead of in-person			0.74 (0.040)
Skip out on social events			0.73 (0.040)
		Cronbach’s alpha	0.89
Factor 2 – Emotional Consequences
Feel anxious when away from internet			0.88 (0.036)
Feel irritated when not using the internet			0.86 (0.036)
Experience feelings of withdrawal when not using the internet			0.82 (0.037)
Feel angry when away from the internet			0.75 (0.039)
Feel vulnerable when the internet isn’t available			0.73 (0.039)
		Cronbach’s alpha	0.90
Factor 3 – Risky and Impulsive Internet Use
Allow time on the internet to negatively affect your school performance			0.77 (0.039)
Lose motivation to do other things that need to get done			0.76 (0.039)
Neglect responsibilities			0.75 (0.040)
Avoid other activities in order to stay online			0.72 (0.040)
Put internet use in front of important, everyday activities			0.70 (0.041)
Lose sleep due to nighttime internet use			0.65 (0.042)
Use the internet excessively			0.64 (0.042)
		Cronbach’s alpha	0.88