The Spanish version of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale - short form (IGDS9-SF): further examination using item response theory

Maldonado-Murciano, L, Pontes, HM, Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, Barrios, M, Gómez-Benito, J and Guilera, G, 2020. The Spanish version of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale - short form (IGDS9-SF): further examination using item response theory. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (19): 7111. ISSN 1661-7827

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Abstract

Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has been recognized by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) as a tentative disorder in the latest (fifth) revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). However, psychometric evaluation of the nine IGD criteria remains necessary to further enhance its assessment. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form (IGDS9-SF). The internal structure, internal consistency, temporal stability, and relationships with other variables were assessed. Furthermore, a polytomous item response theory (IRT) approach was used to evaluate the performance of each item and the test as a whole. A sample of 388 online gamers (53.61% women, mean age 25.45 years, standard deviation (SD) = 9.62) was recruited for this study. Similar to previous research, the results supported a one-factor structure for the IGDS9-SF, adequate internal consistency and temporal stability of scores, goodness of fit of the items to the graded response model (GRM), and more precise scores at high trait levels to assess IGD in Spanish populations. These findings corroborate the suitability of the Spanish IGDS9-SF for clinical assessment and research within Spanish-speaking populations.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Creators:	Maldonado-Murciano, L., Pontes, H.M., Griffiths, M.D., Barrios, M., Gómez-Benito, J. and Guilera, G.
Publisher:	MDPI AG
Date:	1 October 2020
Volume:	17
Number:	19
ISSN:	1661-7827
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.3390/ijerph17197111 DOI 1370250 Other
Rights:	© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jill Tomkinson
Date Added:	30 Sep 2020 10:22
Last Modified:	31 May 2021 15:16
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/41010

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