Psychometric performance of the social networks addiction risk questionnaire (CARS‑R): a cross-cultural study in four Latin American countries

Lindsey W. Vilca; Aaron Travezaño-Cabrera; Claudio Rojas-Jara; Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera; Diana Ximena Puerta-Cortés; Martin Noe-Grijalva; Daniel E. Yupanqui-Lorenzo; Sergio Chacón-Armijo; Evelyn Cuesta-Andaluz

doi:10.1007/s12144-026-09552-1

Psychometric performance of the social networks addiction risk questionnaire (CARS‑R): a cross-cultural study in four Latin American countries

Lindsey W. Vilca
, Aaron Travezaño-Cabrera
, Claudio Rojas-Jara
, Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera
, Diana Ximena Puerta-Cortés
, Martin Noe-Grijalva
, Daniel E. Yupanqui-Lorenzo
, Sergio Chacón-Armijo
, Evelyn Cuesta-Andaluz

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Original language	English
Article number	1011
Journal	Current Psychology
Volume	45
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-026-09552-1
State	Published - 1 May 2026

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Vilca, L. W., Travezaño-Cabrera, A., Rojas-Jara, C., Moreta-Herrera, R., Puerta-Cortés, D. X., Noe-Grijalva, M., Yupanqui-Lorenzo, D. E., Chacón-Armijo, S., & Cuesta-Andaluz, E. (2026). Psychometric performance of the social networks addiction risk questionnaire (CARS‑R): a cross-cultural study in four Latin American countries. Current Psychology, 45(10), Article 1011. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-026-09552-1

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