ResearchChinese Mental Health Journal
Validity and reliability testing of the Chinese version of the Problematic Online Dating Scale
2026-10-18Author：王佳乐;金童林;袁方舟;2 reads
English summary of a Chinese-language article · machine translated
Objective: To translate and revise the Problem-Oriented Dating Scale (PODS), and to assess its validity, reliability, and equivalence among Chinese college students. Methods: The PODS, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (KPDS), and College Student Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS-C) were used to measure 927 college students. Results: Factor analysis revealed one factor, with a cumulative variance explanation rate of 53.43%. The single-factor model fit well: χ2/df = 2.21, CFI = 0.99, TLI = 0.98, RMSEA = 0.05, SRMR…