The internet in modern society has impacted individuals of all ages, especially youth. Over the past 25 years, internet has become increasingly accessible, affordable, and available to a large proportion of individuals worldwide. Despite the clear advantages the internet has brought, adverse effects including potential disordered internet use have been noted among a minority of users. This has led to an increase in the development of screening instruments and numerous validation studies in many countries. Although Arabic is spoken in 25 countries worldwide, little research has been carried out, probably because there is a lack of Arabic instruments assessing problematic internet use. The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the 15-item Internet Disorder Scale (IDS-15). A cross-sectional study was conducted among 327 active internet users (35.5 % male; mean age = 21.49 years [SD = 3.06]) using a pen-and-paper-based survey. All participants completed the IDS-15, Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). The concurrent validity of the Arabic IDS-15 was satisfactory as its total score was significantly correlated with scores on the BSMAS (standardized coefficient [β] = 0.382), time spent online (β = 0.310), time spent on social media (β = 0.368), time spent on sleep (β = −0.176), and SWLS score (β = −0.281). The internal consistency indicated good internal reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the factor structure of the IDS-15. The Arabic version IDS-15 is a psychometrically sound and robust instrument for assessing internet disorder due to its excellent concurrent validity, good reliability, and satisfactory construct validity.

现代社会的互联网影响了各个年龄段的人，尤其是年轻人。在过去的 25 年中，互联网变得越来越容易获得、负担得起，并且可供全球大部分人使用。尽管互联网带来了明显的优势，但在少数用户中已经注意到包括潜在的互联网使用混乱在内的不利影响。这导致了许多国家筛查仪器的开发和大量验证研究的增加。尽管全球有 25 个国家使用阿拉伯语，但很少进行研究，这可能是因为缺乏评估互联网使用问题的阿拉伯语工具。本研究评估了阿拉伯语版本的 15 项互联网障碍量表 (IDS-15) 的心理测量特性。使用纸笔调查对 327 名活跃的互联网用户（35.5% 男性；平均年龄 = 21.49 岁 [SD = 3.06]）进行了一项横断面研究。所有参与者都完成了 IDS-15、卑尔根社交媒体成瘾量表 (BSMAS) 和生活满意度量表 (SWLS)。阿拉伯语 IDS-15 的同时效度令人满意，因为其总分与 BSMAS 分数（标准化系数 [β] = 0.382）、在线时间（β = 0.310）、社交媒体时间（β = 0.368）、睡眠时间（β = -0.176）和 SWLS 得分（β = -0.281）。内部一致性表明内部信度良好。验证性因子分析支持 IDS-15 的因子结构。