Estructura del Test de Dependencia a los Videojuegos, relación con el juego, diferencias sexuales y tipologías de dependencia al juego en una muestra colombiana

Structure of the Video Game Dependence Test, relationship with playing, sex differences and typology of gambling dependence in a Colombian sampleAbstract: The objective of this study was to analyze the factorial structure and psychometric properties of the Video Game Dependence Test (TDV; Cholíz & Marco, 2011) in a Colombian sample, its ability to predict weekly game time, as well as differences by sex. The TDV was completed by a sample of 738 participants aged from 16 to 38 years. The factorial structure of the TDV was composed of these factors: impulsive gambling, compulsive gambling, and associated problems, constituting excellent predictors of weekly gambling time. Finally, we found…