scholarly journals Psychometric Evaluation and Comparison of Two Gaming Disorder Measures Derived From the DSM-5 and ICD-11 Frameworks

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsin-Yi Wang ◽  
Cecilia Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Partial Metric ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Internet Gaming

Gaming disorder was listed as a condition for further study in the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) in 2013, and measures of the disorder have mushroomed in the years since. The Gaming Disorder Test (GDT) was developed after gaming disorder was officially included in the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) in 2018. However, it remains unknown whether the GDT, which is based on the ICD-11 framework, is psychometrically similar to or different from the popular nine-item Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form (IGDS9-SF) based on the DSM-5 framework. To address this important but unexplored issue, the present study evaluated and compared the psychometric properties of the GDT and IGDS9-SF in a sample of 544 adult gamers (56.2% men; mean age = 28.8, SD = 8.55). The results revealed both measures to have good reliability, structural validity, and criterion validity, with the exception of one IGDS9-SF item with a low factor loading. Moreover, the IGDS9-SF exhibited scalar measurement invariance for gender and age but only partial metric invariance for employment status, whereas the GDT exhibited scalar measurement invariance for all three demographic characteristics. Finally, the GDT displayed incremental validity over the IGDS9-SF in explaining gaming time, but not social anxiety and depressive symptoms. This study thus contributes to the literature by comparing measures derived from distinct gaming disorder diagnostic frameworks empirically. Recommendations for the selection of gaming disorder measures by researchers and practitioners are discussed.

scholarly journals Diagnostic Contribution of the DSM-5 Criteria for Internet Gaming Disorder

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Luo ◽  
Dan Wei ◽  
Jiangfan Guo ◽  
Maorong Hu ◽  
Xuelin Chao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Conditional Inference ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
School Students ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Internet Gaming

Background: Internet gaming disorder (IGD) can have long-term severe consequences in affected individuals, especially adolescents and young people. Empirical studies of IGD using the DSM-5 criteria are still lacking. This study aimed to evaluate the contribution of specific criteria to the diagnosis of IGD based on the DSM-5 in the context of Chinese culture.Methods: The Chinese version of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short Form (IGDS9-SF) was applied to investigate the prevalence of IGD in a general sample of 28,689 middle school students aged 12–19 years from two cities in China.Results: The prevalence of IGD was 4.6% among this adolescent sample. The group of IGD students reported longer weekly gaming times and worse academic performance than the group of non-IGD students. Although “preoccupation” and “playing to escape” were the most frequently reported criteria, the conditional inference trees showed that “give up other activities,” ‘negative consequences,” and “continue despite problems” contributed most to the diagnosis of IGD based on the DSM-5.Conclusions: The prevalence of IGD among Chinese adolescents (ages 12–19) was 4.6%. This study provides evidence for retaining or deleting specific diagnostic criteria by the DSM framework in the future.

scholarly journals Spanish Validation of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short Form (IGDS9-SF): Prevalence and Relationship with Online Gambling and Quality of Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Beranuy ◽  
Juan M. Machimbarrena ◽  
M. Asunción Vega-Osés ◽  
Xavier Carbonell ◽  
Mark D. Griffiths ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Online Gambling ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Spanish Validation

Online gaming is a very common form of leisure among adolescents and young people, although its excessive and/or compulsive use is associated with psychological impairments in a minority of gamers. The latest (fifth) edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5, Section III) tentatively introduced Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD). Since then, a number of evaluation tools using the DSM-5 criteria have been developed, including the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short Form (IGDS9-SF). The main objective of this study was to translate and adapt the IGDS9-SF into Spanish, as well as to obtain indicators relating to its validity and reliability. The Spanish version of four scales were administered: IGDS9-SF, Mobile Phone-Related Experiences Questionnaire (CERM), Online Gambling Disorder Questionnaire (OGD-Q), and KIDSCREEN-27. The sample comprised 535 Vocational Training students (mean age 18.35 years; SD±2.13; 78.5% males) who reported playing video games in the past 12 months. Confirmatory factor analysis yielded a one-dimensional model with a good fit while the reliability indicators were satisfactory. Findings indicated that 1.9% of gamers were classified with IGD (meeting five or more criteria for more than 12 months). Additionally, another 1.9% were considered gamers ‘at-risk’ because they endorsed four criteria. Positive and significant relationships were found between the IGDS9-SF, the CERM, and the OGD-Q. Participants classified with IGD had poorer health-related quality of life. In conclusion, the Spanish IGDS9-SF is a valid and reliable instrument to assess IGD according to the DSM-5.

Spanish Validation and Scoring of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale - Short-Form (IGDS9-SF)

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iván Sánchez-Iglesias ◽  
Mónica Bernaldo-de-Quirós ◽  
Francisco J. Labrador ◽  
Francisco J. Estupiñá Puig ◽  
Marta Labrador ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Health ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Spanish Validation

Abstract Since the inclusion of the Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) in the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.) (DSM-5), the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form (IGDS9-SF), a short nine items test, has become one of the most used standardized instruments for its psychometric evaluation. This study presents a validation and psychometric evaluation of the Spanish version of the IGDS9-SF. A sample of 2173 videogame players between 12 and 22 years old, comprising both genders, was employed, achieved with a randomized selection process from educational institutions in the city of Madrid. Participants completed the adapted version of the IGDS9-SF, the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and a negative cognitions scale associated with videogame use, as well as sociodemographic data and frequency of videogame play. A unifactorial structure with sufficient reliability and internal consistency was found through exploratory and confirmatory analyses. In addition, the instrument was found to have good construct validity; the scoring of the IGDS9-SF were found to show a positive association with gaming frequency, with general health problems, and to a greater extent, with problematic cognitions with regard to videogames. Factorial invariance was found concerning the age of participants. However, even though the factorial structure was consistent across genders, neither metric nor scalar invariance were found; for this reason, we present a scale for the whole sample and a different one for gender. These results suggest that this Spanish version of the IGDS9-SF is a reliable and valid instrument, useful to evaluate the severity of IGD in Spanish students, and we provide a scoring scale for measurement purposes.

scholarly journals Proposing and Validating the Diagnosis Scale for Internet Gaming Disorder in Taiwanese ADHD Adolescents: Likert Scale Method Based on the DSM-5

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1492
Author(s):  
Yue-Cune Chang ◽  
Ruu-Fen Tzang
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Sensitivity Specificity

The paper aims to adjust the Taiwanese version of Internet gaming disorder-short form Likert scale with Likert (IGD-SF-T-L) based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criteria to a Likert scale model and test its psychometric property among children and adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted for validity and the Cronbach’s α for reliability of IGD-SF-T-L. The ROC (receiver operating curves) was used to propose the cut-off point for assessing the instrument’s psychometric properties and its corresponding indices for the diagnostic accuracy. In total, 102 children and adolescents with ADHD were recruited. The construct validity of IGD-SF-T by CFA was model well fitted with excellent reliability (Cronbach’s α = 0.918). The ROC using the Chen’s CIAS > 56 as the state variable for IGD diagnosis showed the AUC (areas under the curves) was 0.918. The cut-off point proposed for IGD-SF-T-L to indicate a diagnosis of IGD was ≥ 10. The corresponding indices of accuracy: sensitivity, specificity, LR (likelihood ratio) +, LR-, and AUC were 0.893, 0.826, 5.134, 0.130, and 0.859, respectively. The proposed IGD-SF-T-L is an adequate, standardized psychometrical measurement for diagnosing IGD among Taiwanese adolescents with ADHD. More attention should be paid toward recent ADHD youth with Internet gaming disorder and their family.

Examination of the Psychometric Characteristics of the Italian Version of the Game Addiction Scale for Adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 123 (4) ◽  
pp. 1365-1381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastiano Costa ◽  
Nadia Barberis ◽  
Maria Cristina Gugliandolo ◽  
Francesca Liga ◽  
Francesca Cuzzocrea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Short Form ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Psychometric Characteristics ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Game Addiction ◽  
Full Form ◽  
Italian Adolescents

In the last years, the interest in Internet Gaming Disorder has grown considerably, which has necessitated the development of valid and reliable tools in different cultural contexts. Although, in the scientific literature, there are several measures that evaluate the Internet Gaming Disorder, the Game Addiction Scale has shown to be a valid questionnaire specifically designed for adolescents and based on the Griffiths’ theory of components model of behavioral addiction. For this reason, the aim of this study is to verify the psychometric characteristics of the Italian translation of the full and short form of the Game Addiction Scale in a sample of 452 Italian adolescents (190 males and 262 females), aged between 13 and 17 years (M = 14.75; SD = 1.21). A series of confirmatory factor analyses was used to assess the Game Addiction Scale factorial structure, and the comparison of the models showed that the best fitting model was the Bifactor Model for the full form, while the unidimensional structure showed good fit for the short form of the Game Addiction Scale. Furthermore, both versions showed good reliability and correlations with Internet Addiction and hours of gaming. In sum, the Game Addiction Scale can be considered a relevant instrument for investigating Internet Gaming Disorder in Italian adolescents.

scholarly journals Measurement Invariance of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short-Form (IGDS9-SF) Between Australia, the USA, and the UK

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 377-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasileios Stavropoulos ◽  
Charlotte Beard ◽  
Mark D. Griffiths ◽  
Tyrone Buleigh ◽  
Rapson Gomez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Relationship of Internet gaming disorder with psychopathology and social adaptation in Italian young adults

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
concetta de pasquale ◽  
Federica Sciacca ◽  
Carmela Dinaro ◽  
Zira Hichy
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Online Gambling ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Symptom Checklist ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Internet Gaming

Abstract Background: When the Internet becomes the only interest in an individual's life and everything else is emptied of importance, the isolation in which the subject closes again produces consequences not only from a psychological but also physical and social point of view. The purpose of this study was: a) to investigate the prevalence of internet gaming disorder (IGD) among Italian young adults, b) to explore the associations between the former and psychopathological symptoms, and c) to explore its consequences in social functioning. Methods: The sample included 566 young adults, 324 males and 242 females, aged between 18 and 35 years (M = 22.74; SD = 4.83). They were asked to state their favourite games choice and were administered a demographic questionnaire, the APA symptom checklist based on the diagnostic criteria of IGD in the DSM-5, the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale Short Form (IGD9-SF), the Symptom Checklist-90 Revised (SCL-90 R) and the Social Adaptation Self Evaluation Scale (SASS). Results: The different game types used are distributed as follows: MMORPG (35.7%), flash games (20.3%), multiplayer games (27%), online gambling (9.9%), other games (6.5% ). The results of the study showed high use of videogames (95% of the sample), but low incidence of Internet Gaming Disorder in young adults. Thirty subjects (20 male and 10 female) on 566 (5.3% of the sample) matched five or more criteria for clinical diagnosis of IGD. The data showed a positive correlation between use of online games (total score IGD9-SF), the higher the levels of depression (r = .501), anxiety (r = .361) and psychoticism (r = .431) and the lower the family and extra-family relationships (r = -.383). The linear regression analysis showed that somatization (p = .002), depression (p = .000) and sleep disturbances (p = .003) are predictive variables of internet gaming disorder. Conclusions: This study highlights the need to make a diagnosis of "online gaming addiction" as "independent disorder" to be included in future categorizations according to DSM-5, compared to other addictive behaviors.

Internet Gaming Disorder Scale--Short Form; Polish Version

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Schivinski ◽  
Magdalena Brzozowska-Woś ◽  
Erin M. Buchanan ◽  
Mark D. Griffiths ◽  
Halley M. Pontes
Keyword(s):  
Short Form ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Polish Version
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