Kwestionariusz Wirtualnej Integracji Społecznej (WIS) – konstrukcja i właściwości psychometryczne narzędzia mierzącego poczucie zintegrowania z innymi w przestrzeni internetu

Article focuses on the common phenomenon of involvement in the activities on the internet, such as participating in social networks. The measurement tool of a sense of virtual integration among internet users, is proposed. So-called, the VSI indicator (Virtual Social Integration) is defined as a need of affiliation that enhances in a virtual environment during online activities in social context. Presented studies show reliability and the validity of the measurement scale. The significances of internet users’ sense of social support, their number of online relationships and online activities’ diversity, are evidenced in relations with investigated VSI. Furthermore, there is no relation between VSI and internet addiction. Thus, it is identified as a beneficial social phenomenon that is a common practice of maintaining social bonds into virtual environment.