Normative Study and Psychometric Properties of the Digital Quotient Test in Children and Adolescents Aged 8-18 in the Iranian Community
Objective: Digital Quotient (DQ) refers to a comprehensive set of digital competencies derived from universal ethical values that aim to enhance human interaction with, control, and create technology. The present study aimed to establish norms and examine the psychometric properties of the Digital Q...
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| author | Marzieh Poursalehy Navideh AhmadReza Matinfar |
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| description | Objective: Digital Quotient (DQ) refers to a comprehensive set of digital competencies derived from universal ethical values that aim to enhance human interaction with, control, and create technology. The present study aimed to establish norms and examine the psychometric properties of the Digital Quotient Test in children and adolescents aged 8-18 in the Iranian community.Methods: This study's statistical population included students of the First and Second Elementary Schools and the First and Second Secondary Schools of Tehran in the academic year 2020-2021. A total of 521 students (277 girls and 244 boys) were examined using a convenience sampling method. To analyze the data obtained from the test, inferential statistics to determine construct validity, Pearson correlation matrix, and test-retest reliability using SPSS software version 26.Results: The results indicated that the construct validity of the Digital Quotient Test, using the internal consistency between its eight domains and the total score as evidence for this validity, was found to be appropriate (P < 0.05). Using the test-retest method with a coefficient of 0.872, the test reliability was estimated to be appropriate (P < 0.01).Conclusion: The Digital Quotient Test has appropriate validity and reliability in children and adolescents aged 8-18 years in Iranian community. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ca9fb7e644d240b983634b3b5fad97132025-01-21T19:00:10ZengRahman Institute of Higher EducationJournal of Modern Psychology2783-44332024-07-0143546410.22034/jmp.2024.476259.1119209492Normative Study and Psychometric Properties of the Digital Quotient Test in Children and Adolescents Aged 8-18 in the Iranian CommunityMarzieh Poursalehy Navideh0AhmadReza Matinfar1Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranAssistant Professor, Department of Technology, Imam Hosein University, Tehran, Iran.Objective: Digital Quotient (DQ) refers to a comprehensive set of digital competencies derived from universal ethical values that aim to enhance human interaction with, control, and create technology. The present study aimed to establish norms and examine the psychometric properties of the Digital Quotient Test in children and adolescents aged 8-18 in the Iranian community.Methods: This study's statistical population included students of the First and Second Elementary Schools and the First and Second Secondary Schools of Tehran in the academic year 2020-2021. A total of 521 students (277 girls and 244 boys) were examined using a convenience sampling method. To analyze the data obtained from the test, inferential statistics to determine construct validity, Pearson correlation matrix, and test-retest reliability using SPSS software version 26.Results: The results indicated that the construct validity of the Digital Quotient Test, using the internal consistency between its eight domains and the total score as evidence for this validity, was found to be appropriate (P < 0.05). Using the test-retest method with a coefficient of 0.872, the test reliability was estimated to be appropriate (P < 0.01).Conclusion: The Digital Quotient Test has appropriate validity and reliability in children and adolescents aged 8-18 years in Iranian community.https://modernpsy.rahman.ac.ir/article_209492_4869e13e66ba04d00773d54fdd5bf58f.pdfdigital quotientnormative studyreliabilityvalidity |
| spellingShingle | Marzieh Poursalehy Navideh AhmadReza Matinfar Normative Study and Psychometric Properties of the Digital Quotient Test in Children and Adolescents Aged 8-18 in the Iranian Community Journal of Modern Psychology digital quotient normative study reliability validity |
| title | Normative Study and Psychometric Properties of the Digital Quotient Test in Children and Adolescents Aged 8-18 in the Iranian Community |
| title_full | Normative Study and Psychometric Properties of the Digital Quotient Test in Children and Adolescents Aged 8-18 in the Iranian Community |
| title_fullStr | Normative Study and Psychometric Properties of the Digital Quotient Test in Children and Adolescents Aged 8-18 in the Iranian Community |
| title_full_unstemmed | Normative Study and Psychometric Properties of the Digital Quotient Test in Children and Adolescents Aged 8-18 in the Iranian Community |
| title_short | Normative Study and Psychometric Properties of the Digital Quotient Test in Children and Adolescents Aged 8-18 in the Iranian Community |
| title_sort | normative study and psychometric properties of the digital quotient test in children and adolescents aged 8 18 in the iranian community |
| topic | digital quotient normative study reliability validity |
| url | https://modernpsy.rahman.ac.ir/article_209492_4869e13e66ba04d00773d54fdd5bf58f.pdf |
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