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Pontes, H.M. 
ORCID: 0000-0001-8020-7623, Macur, M. and Griffiths, M.D. ORCID: 0000-0001-8880-6524,
2016.
Internet Gaming Disorder among Slovenian primary schoolchildren: findings from a nationally representative sample of adolescents.
Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 5 (2), pp. 304-310.
ISSN 2062-5871
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Abstract
Background and aims: Since the inclusion of Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) in the latest (fifth) edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as a tentative disorder, a few psychometric screening instruments have been developed to assess IGD, including the 9-item Internet Gaming Disorder Scale – Short-Form (IGDS9-SF) – a short, valid, and reliable instrument. Methods: Due to the lack of research on IGD in Slovenia, this study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the IGDS9-SF in addition to investigating the prevalence rates of IGD in a nationally representative sample of eighth graders from Slovenia (N=1,071). Results: The IGDS9-SF underwent rigorous psychometric scrutiny in terms of validity and reliability. Construct validation was investigated with confirmatory factor analysis to examine the factorial structure of the IGDS9-SF and a unidimensional structure appeared to fit the data well. Concurrent and criterion validation were also investigated by examining the association between IGD and relevant psychosocial and game-related measures, which warranted these forms of validity. In terms of reliability, the Slovenian version IGDS9-SF obtained excellent results regarding its internal consistency at different levels, and the test appears to be a valid and reliable instrument to assess IGD among Slovenian youth. Finally, the prevalence rates of IGD were found to be around 2.5% in the whole sample and 3.1% among gamers. Discussion and conclusion: Taken together, these results illustrate the suitability of the IGDS9-SF and warrants further research on IGD in Slovenia.
| Item Type: | Journal article | ||||
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| Publication Title: | Journal of Behavioral Addictions | ||||
| Creators: | Pontes, H.M., Macur, M. and Griffiths, M.D. | ||||
| Publisher: | Akadémiai Kiadó | ||||
| Date: | 2016 | ||||
| Volume: | 5 | ||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||
| ISSN: | 2062-5871 | ||||
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| Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences | ||||
| Record created by: | Linda Sullivan | ||||
| Date Added: | 06 Sep 2016 14:57 | ||||
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2017 13:28 | ||||
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/28397 |
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