The gaming disorder test and gaming disorder scale for adolescents: translation and validation among Vietnamese young adults

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Ruckwongpatr, K, Lee, Y-H, Tran, ND, Pham, LA, Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, Pakpour, AH, Lin, C-K, Huang, Y-T, Chen, J-S, Lei, S-M and Lin, C-Y, 2024. The gaming disorder test and gaming disorder scale for adolescents: translation and validation among Vietnamese young adults. Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 37: 43. ISSN 1678-7153

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-024-00328-9

Abstract

Background: Previous studies have shown that the Gaming Disorder Test (GDT) and Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A) have promising validity and reliability when assessing symptoms of gaming disorder among young adults. However, validity and reliability properties of the two scales have not been established among a Vietnamese population.

Objective: The present study translated the GDT and GADIS-A into Vietnamese and examined their factor structures, measurement invariance, convergent validity, concurrent validity, and divergent validity among university students.

Methods: A total of 610 young adults (mean age = 21.09 years; 63.4% females) were recruited using convenience sampling and who completed a paper-and-pencil survey between April and June 2023. All participants completed a demographic questionnaire, GDT, GADIS-A, and six standardized scales related to gaming disorder, social media addiction, smartphone addiction, and psychological distress. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), internal consistency testing, and Pearson’s correlations were performed.

Results: CFA showed that the GDT had a one-factor structure and the GADIS-A had a two-factor structure. The internal consistency was excellent for both scales among this population. Moreover, both GDT and GADIS-A showed convergent, concurrent, and divergent validity with other standardized scales.
Conclusion: The Vietnamese versions of the GDT and GADIS-A have good psychometrics, which may be utilized in future research regarding gaming disorder among Vietnamese populations.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
Creators:	Ruckwongpatr, K., Lee, Y.-H., Tran, N.D., Pham, L.A., Griffiths, M.D., Pakpour, A.H., Lin, C.-K., Huang, Y.-T., Chen, J.-S., Lei, S.-M. and Lin, C.-Y.
Publisher:	Springer
Date:	18 October 2024
Volume:	37
ISSN:	1678-7153
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1186/s41155-024-00328-9 DOI 2257659 Other
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Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	21 Oct 2024 08:49
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2024 08:49
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/52437