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September 8, 2026Discover PsychologyOpen Access

Psychometric properties of the 7-item game addiction scale among Ghanaian university students

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DMDaniel MiezahEAEmmanuel Affum‐OseiKMKeziah Yankey Miezah

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Cross-sectional validation reveals robust psychometric reliability for the 7-item Game Addiction Scale in undergraduates, indicating its clinical utility.

Key Points

  • To evaluate the psychometric properties, structural validity, and reliability of the 7-item Gaming Addiction Scale (GAS) in Ghanaian university students.
  • Surveyed 814 undergraduate students (mean age = 20.62 years, SD = 2.49) recruited from three public universities in Ghana.
  • Administered the 7-item GAS alongside validated instruments measuring Facebook addiction, smartphone addiction, resilience, emotional intelligence, depression, anxiety, and stress.
  • Evaluated structural and construct validity using confirmatory factor analysis, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multigroup measurement invariance testing via SPSS and AMOS.
  • Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed a unidimensional factor structure for the 7-item GAS.
  • Internal consistency reliability was high, demonstrated by a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.85.
  • Criterion validity was supported by significant correlations with emotional intelligence, resilience, psychological distress, and behavioral addictions, with measurement invariance established across age, university type, and study program.

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Miezah et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd75858e84d0ff5b45dbfhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s44202-026-00872-8
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