Internet Gaming Disorder and Well-Being: A Scale Validation.
The overuse of online games is known to be inversely related to various indicators of well-being. This article validates the DSM-5 criteria of internet gaming disorder (IGD), and analyzes its links with five indicators of well-being: life satisfaction, loneliness, anxiety, depression, and academic performance in a French-speaking sample of 693 gamers. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses showed a one-factor structure of IGD criteria. The IGD scale showed satisfactory validity and reliability and was related in a consistent way with well-being measures. The IGD scale appears to be an appropriate measure to assess video game addiction and will contribute to increase the comparability of international research on video game addiction.
1 University Grenoble Alpes , Grenoble, France .
Elisa
E
Sarda
1 University Grenoble Alpes , Grenoble, France .
Laurent
L
Bègue
2 University Savoie Mont Blanc , Chambéry, France .
Clémentine
C
Bry
3 Iowa State University , Ames, Iowa.
Douglas
D
Gentile
D000328:Adult; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018910:Video Games / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
DSM-5; Internet addiction; online gaming; video game