TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychometric properties and measurement invariance across gender of the Compulsive Online Shopping Scale (COSS) among Iranians
AU - Akbari, Mehdi
AU - Hossein Bahadori, Mohammad
AU - Khanbabaei, Salar
AU - Boruki Milan, Bahman
AU - Manchiraju, Srikant
AU - Spada, Marcantonio M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023/7/16
Y1 - 2023/7/16
N2 - The present study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the Compulsive Online Shopping Scale (COSS) in an Iranian population. The total sample of 802 participants (257 females; Mean age = 22.27, SD = 2.83) were selected via convenience sampling from Tehran, Iran. Confirmatory Factor Analysis supported the 7-factor structure of the COSS as proposed in the original study. The measurement invariance found in this study suggests that the COSS provides sufficiently unbiased use among males and females. The current findings also support the concurrent validity of the Persian COSS, which exhibited positive and significant associations with loneliness, impulsivity, obsession, internalized symptoms, and Internet use. Furthermore, results confirm the convergent validity of the Persian COSS and showcased acceptable internal consistency for all factors, and the total score. The findings of the present study indicate that compulsive online shopping could be assessed adequately in Iranian samples using the COSS.
AB - The present study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the Compulsive Online Shopping Scale (COSS) in an Iranian population. The total sample of 802 participants (257 females; Mean age = 22.27, SD = 2.83) were selected via convenience sampling from Tehran, Iran. Confirmatory Factor Analysis supported the 7-factor structure of the COSS as proposed in the original study. The measurement invariance found in this study suggests that the COSS provides sufficiently unbiased use among males and females. The current findings also support the concurrent validity of the Persian COSS, which exhibited positive and significant associations with loneliness, impulsivity, obsession, internalized symptoms, and Internet use. Furthermore, results confirm the convergent validity of the Persian COSS and showcased acceptable internal consistency for all factors, and the total score. The findings of the present study indicate that compulsive online shopping could be assessed adequately in Iranian samples using the COSS.
KW - Compulsive Online Shopping Scale (COSS)
KW - Measurement invariance
KW - Problematic internet use
KW - Psychometric properties
U2 - 10.1016/j.abrep.2023.100511
DO - 10.1016/j.abrep.2023.100511
M3 - Article
SN - 2352-8532
VL - 18
JO - Addictive Behaviors Reports
JF - Addictive Behaviors Reports
M1 - 100511
ER -
