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    Spanish validation of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short Form (IGDS9-SF): prevalence and relationship with online gambling and quality of life

    Beranuy, M. and Machimbarrena, J.M. and Vega-Osés, M.A. and Carbonell, X. and Griffiths, M.D. and Pontes, Halley and González-Cabrera, J. (2020) Spanish validation of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short Form (IGDS9-SF): prevalence and relationship with online gambling and quality of life. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 (5), p. 1562. ISSN 1660-4601.

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    Abstract

    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.

    Metadata

    Item Type: Article
    Keyword(s) / Subject(s): Internet Gaming Disorder, gaming disorder, gaming addiction, behavioral addiction, Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form
    School: Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Psychological Sciences
    Depositing User: Administrator
    Date Deposited: 10 May 2021 13:35
    Last Modified: 07 Aug 2023 16:12
    URI: https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/43418

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