Psychometric Properties of the Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire Short-Form and Prevalence of Problematic Online Gaming in a National Sample of Adolescents

Pápay, Orsolya; Urbán, Róbert; Griffiths, Mark D.; Nagygyörgy, Katalin; Farkas, Judit; Kökönyei, Gyöngyi; Felvinczi, Katalin; Oláh, Attila; Elekes, Zsuzsanna; Demetrovics, Zsolt

doi:10.1089/cyber.2012.0484

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Section: Gamers' Latent Profilessupporting

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“…A third associated variable was weekly hours of play, with gamers in the "disordered gamers" spending a mean average of 40 hours per week playing videogames. This finding parallels the findings of similar recent studies (e.g., Fuster et al, 2014; Gentile et al, 2011; Grüsser, Thalemann, & Griffiths, 2007;Pápay et al, 2013;Pontes et al, 2014).Lastly, the ROC curve analysis resulted in a cutoff point of 75 for diagnosis using the Spanish version of the IGD-20 Test. This cutoff point is slightly higher than the one reported in the original version (which was 71), and this tendency bears further examination.…”

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Spanish validation of the Internet Gaming Disorder-20 (IGD-20) Test

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In recent years, problematic and addictive gaming has been a phenomenon of growing concern worldwide. In light of the increasing awareness about this issue, the latest Introduction Internet Gaming DisorderEver since Griffiths (1995) coined the term 'technological addictions', research in this field has grown considerably, especially in the area of addiction to videogames and Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) (Carbonell, Guardiola, Beranuy, & Bellés, 2009). In light of increasing awareness and empirical research into this issue in North America, Europe and Asia, the American Psychiatric (iv) unsuccessful attempts to control participation in internet games; (v) loss of interest in previous hobbies as a result of, and with the exception of, internet games; (vi) continued excessive use of internet games despite knowledge of the resulting psychosocial problems; (vii) deceiving family members, therapists and others with regard to the amount of internet gaming; (viii) use of internet games to escape from or reduce negative moods; and (ix) jeopardizing or losing a significant relationship, job or educational opportunity due to online gaming (APA, 2013). An individual who endorses five or more of these criteria over a period of 12 months is considered to be a disordered gamer. Griffiths (2005) has argued that while there are always some idiosyncratic differences between addictive behaviors, there are six common components that comprise both chemical and behavioral addictions (i.e., salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, conflict and relapse). As has been noted previously (Griffiths, King, & Demetrovics, 2014), the nine IGD criteria correspond to the six components proposed in Griffiths' addiction model (2005). Support for the model comes from a number of studies that have developed and validated behavioral addiction scales and instruments using the six components for behaviors such as exercise addiction (Terry et al., 2004), shopping (Andreassen et al., 2015), gaming addiction (Lemmens et al., 2009), work addiction (Andreassen et al., 2012a), internet addiction (Kuss et al., 2014), and social networking addiction (Andreassen et al., 2012b). Disorder Test (IGD-20 Test), a 20-item scale designed to assess IGD.Psychometric analyses of the IGD-20 Test displayed good results in terms of both validity and reliability. In addition, the results obtained from the model showed an acceptable degree of fit with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), lending support to the test's factorial validity. More specifically, the test's criterion validity and concurrent validity were justified via the significant correlations existing between IGD-20 test results and (i) hours of weekly game play and (ii) the nine criteria for IGD in the DSM-5. Assessment of problematic gamingThe assessment of problematic gaming has received extensive scholarly attention and has been subject to numerous debates due to the current unofficial status of this condition and the more general negative me...

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Spanish validation of the Internet Gaming Disorder-20 (IGD-20) Test

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“…In line with Demetrovics et al (2012) and Pápay et al (2013), we compared the accuracy of classification using cutoff values with the accuracy of classification using LCA. This can be used for detecting qualitative constructs for which quantitative cutoff estimation is inappropriate.…”

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“…Often the goal is to represent all facets of a construct when developing a short form of a published test. For example, Pápay et al (2013) presented a short form of the Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ-SF) that consists of 12 items representing six facets. We believe representing all facets of a test for problematic behavior in a short form is only necessary if all facets (i.e., all specific loadings) are useful for identifying the relevant group of participants.…”

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Simple construct evaluation with latent class analysis: An investigation of Facebook addiction and the development of a short form of the Facebook Addiction Test (F-AT)

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In psychological research, there is a growing interest in using latent class analysis (LCA) for the investigation of quantitative constructs. The aim of this study is to illustrate how LCA can be applied to gain insights on a construct and to select items during test development. We show the added benefits of LCA beyond factor-analytic methods, namely being able (1) to describe groups of participants that differ in their response patterns, (2) to determine appropriate cutoff values, (3) to evaluate items, and (4) to evaluate the relative importance of correlated factors. As an example, we investigated the construct of Facebook addiction using the Facebook Addiction Test (F-AT), an adapted version of the Internet Addiction Test (I-AT). Applying LCA facilitates the development of new tests and short forms of established tests. We present a short form of the F-AT based on the LCA results and validate the LCA approach and the short F-AT with several external criteria, such as chatting, reading newsfeeds, and posting status updates. Finally, we discuss the benefits of LCA for evaluating quantitative constructs in psychological research.

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Exploring the mental health of individuals who play fantasy football

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Fantasy football ("soccer" in North America, Australasia, and certain other countries) is a rapidly growing online game with over seven million individuals playing the Official Premier League version alone. Whilst there is an abundance of anecdotal evidence associating the game with mental health concerns, to date there has been no empirical research conducted in this field. This study aimed to address this by having fantasy football players (N = 1995) complete questionnaires measuring low mood, anxiety, functional impairment, and problematic behavior in relation to playing the game. Descriptive statistics revealed that only a minority of players experienced mental health concerns toward fantasy football; however, it was also found that individuals who engaged most in fantasy football (i.e., high time spent playing, researching, and thinking about the game) had significantly worse mental health scores toward the game than those who engaged less. Interestingly, experience in fantasy football showed the opposite effect. It may be that players of fantasy football establish coping mechanisms over time or develop an emotional numbness to the game. Future research should explore this, as well as investigate other factors (such as in-game success, social media use, and perceived locus of control) that may impact the feelings of low mood, anxiety, functional impairment, and problematic behavior that can exist when playing fantasy football.

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Psychometric Properties of the Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire Short-Form and Prevalence of Problematic Online Gaming in a National Sample of Adolescents

Cited by 98 publications

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Spanish validation of the Internet Gaming Disorder-20 (IGD-20) Test

Spanish validation of the Internet Gaming Disorder-20 (IGD-20) Test

Simple construct evaluation with latent class analysis: An investigation of Facebook addiction and the development of a short form of the Facebook Addiction Test (F-AT)

Exploring the mental health of individuals who play fantasy football

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