Psychometric properties of the Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT-10) and problematic gaming behavior among Finnish vocational school students.

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Psychometric properties of the Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT-10) and problematic gaming behavior among Finnish vocational school students.

Niko Männikkö Asko Tolvanen Heidi Ruotsalainen Maria Kääriäinen

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Male Adolescent Psychometrics Population digital games 050109 social psychology 050105 experimental psychology gaming disorder Young Adult Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)riippuvuus Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences psychometric testing education Students General Psychology ta515 Finland education.field_of_study Internet Schools business.industry 05 social sciences Vocational school Regression analysis General Medicine problematic gaming Preference Confirmatory factor analysis Test (assessment)psykometriikka Behavior Addictive Cross-Sectional Studies Video Games Adolescent Behavior Personal computer ammattikoululaiset The Internet Female Psychology business human activities verkkopelit digitaaliset pelit Clinical psychology

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This study was conducted to investigate the psychometric properties of the Finnish version of the Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT-10), identify the proportion displaying problematic gaming behavior (PGB) among Finnish vocational school students, and characterize the relationships between sociodemographic factors and gaming characteristics predicting PGB in this population. This cross-sectional study involving 773 students (mean age 17.5 years). Socio-demographic and gaming behavior characteristics were established using a web-based survey. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed that the IGDT-10 test has appropriate psychometric properties. The proportion of students exhibiting PGB based on the DSM-5 cut-off threshold was 1.3%. Regression analysis showed that male gender, preference for gaming on a personal computer, gaming time, poor self-perceived health status, and a preference for the solo and multiplayer online battle arenas (MOBA) game genres related positively to PGB scores. These findings demonstrate the appropriateness of the IGDT-10 test for the assessment of problematic gaming among adults, and support further research on PGB in Finland.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2019-03-24	Scandinavian journal of psychology

10.1111/sjop.12533 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30907002