Psychometric testing of three Chinese online-related addictive behavior instruments among Hong Kong university students

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Yam, C.-W., Pakpour, A.H., Griffiths, M.D. ORCID: 0000-0001-8880-6524, Yau, W.-Y., Lo, C.-L.M., Ng, J.M.T., Lin, C.-Y. and Leung, H., 2019. Psychometric testing of three Chinese online-related addictive behavior instruments among Hong Kong university students. Psychiatric Quarterly, 90 (1), pp. 117-128. ISSN 0033-2720

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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-018-9610-7

Abstract

Objective: To validate the Chinese version of the nine-item Internet Gaming Disorder Scales- Short Form (IGDS-SF9), Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), and Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS) among Hong Kong university students.

Participants and Methods: Participants aged between 17 and 30 years participated in the present study (n=307; 32.4% males; mean [SD] age=21.64 [8.11]). All the participants completed the IGDS-SF9, BSMAS, SABAS, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were used to examine the factorial structures and the unidimensionality for IGDS-SF9, BSMAS, and SABAS.

Results: CFAs demonstrated that the three scales were all unidimensional with satisfactory fit indices: comparative fit index = 0.969 to 0.992. In addition, the IGDS-SF9 and BSMAS were slightly modified based on the modification index in CFA.

Conclusions: The Chinese IGDS-SF9, BSMAS, and SABAS are valid instruments to assess the addiction levels of internet-related activities for Hong Kong university students.

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Journal article

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Psychiatric Quarterly

Creators:

Yam, C.-W., Pakpour, A.H., Griffiths, M.D., Yau, W.-Y., Lo, C.-L.M., Ng, J.M.T., Lin, C.-Y. and Leung, H.

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Springer US

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March 2019

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