The Development of Gaming Disorder Scale (GAME-S)
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Objectives: To develop new reliable and valid screening scales for gaming disorder among Thai children and youths.
Methods: Gaming disorder scales (GAME-S) are newly developed screening scales composed of 2 versions including the Self version and Parent version. Each version contains 9 items assessing 3 domains of gaming disorder according to ICD-11 including impaired control over gaming, increasing priority given to gaming, and continuation or escalation of gaming despite negative consequences. The reliability of GAME-S was evaluated by internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) measurement. The exploratory factor analyses and confirmatory factor analyses were also performed to assess construct validity. The correlation between GAME-S score and Game Addiction Screening Test (GAST) score was determined by Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
Results: 1,992 subjects (1,243 children and 749 parents) from Bangkok, Surat Thani, Udon Thani, and Chiang Rai provinces participated in this study. The data were collected from schools (282 children and 196 parents), communities participated in a community-based treatment and prevention of gaming disorder (403 children and 417 parents), a therapeutic residential camp for gaming disorder application (136 children and 136 parents), and a medical college (422 medical students). Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of the Self version and Parent version were 0.92 and 0.96, respectively. Loading Factor analyzed by confirmatory factor analysis of the self-version and parent-version ranged from 0.66 - 0.81 and 0.79 - 0.86, respectively. Pearson’s correlation coefficient between GAME-S and GAST of Child and Parent’s version were 0.87 and 0.92, respectively.
Conclusion: GAME-S have good reliability and validity. There are several limitations of this study that should be addressed before further use in clinical or epidemiological studies related to gaming disorder.
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