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Monacis, L, Griffiths, MD 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, Cassibba, R, Sinatra, M and Musso, P,
2022.
Videogame Addiction Scale for Children: psychometric properties and gamer profiles in the Italian context.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 20 (4), pp. 1984-2005.
ISSN 1557-1874
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Abstract
Given the few studies examining the evaluation of screening tools for videogame addiction among children aged 12 years and under, the present study analyzed (i) the psychometric properties (factorial structure, reliability indices and criterion validity) of the Italian version of the Videogame Addiction Scale for Children (VASC) and (ii) its construct validity using a person-centered approach. Two studies were carried out. In study 1, 728 participants completed a survey including demographic information, questions concerning the amount of time spent in playing videogames, and the Italian version of the VASC. In study 2, 1008 participants completed a survey comprising demographic information, the Italian version of the VASC, the Big Five Questionnaire for Children, and the social dimension subscale of the Multidimensional Self-Concept Scale. Findings supported (i) the four-dimensional first-order factor structure, (ii) full scalar invariance across age groups and partial scalar equivalence across gender, and (iii) reliability and criterion validity of the VASC. The construct validity of the VASC was confirmed by the identification of two distinct profiles (high videogame players vs. low videogame players) and their specific patterns of associations with personality traits and social self-concept. Interaction effects of gender × profiles on personality traits were evidenced. Overall, the findings provided validity for the use of the Italian version of the VASC and extending the body of literature on videogame addiction.
| Item Type: | Journal article |
|---|---|
| Publication Title: | International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction |
| Creators: | Monacis, L., Griffiths, M.D., Cassibba, R., Sinatra, M. and Musso, P. |
| Publisher: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
| Date: | August 2022 |
| Volume: | 20 |
| Number: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 1557-1874 |
| Identifiers: | Number Type 10.1007/s11469-020-00406-w DOI 1390460 Other |
| Rights: | © The Author(s) 2020. Open Access. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
| Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences |
| Record created by: | Linda Sullivan |
| Date Added: | 25 Nov 2020 11:26 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Aug 2022 15:45 |
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/41688 |
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