April 26, 2013Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking
Psychometric Properties of the Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire Short-Form and Prevalence of Problematic Online Gaming in a National Sample of Adolescents
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Implication
Randomized trial assesses prevalence of problematic online gaming in adolescents, indicating substantial risk categories.
Key Points
- This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire Short-Form and determine the prevalence of problematic online gaming among adolescents.
- National representative adolescent sample of 5,045 secondary school students assessed via offline method
- Confirmatory factor analysis conducted to evaluate the measurement model
- Latent profile analysis performed to categorize gamers based on their gaming behavior.
- The six-factor model of the POGQ-SF provided a good fit, confirming its psychometric validity.
- 4.6% of adolescents were classified in a high-risk group for problematic gaming, while 13.3% were in a low-risk group.
- POGQ-SF demonstrates adequate reliability and validity for assessing problematic online gaming.
Cite This Study
Pápay et al. (2013) studied this question.