Problematic Gaming in Malaysian University Students: Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Malay Language Versions of Gaming Disorder Test and Gaming Disorder Scale for Young Adults.

Autor:	Ghazi FR; Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia., Gan WY; Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia., Tung SEH; Division of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Chen IH; Chinese Academy of Education Big Data, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, China., Poon WC; Sunway Business School, Sunway University, Selangor, Malaysia., Siaw YL; Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia., Ruckwongpatr K; Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan., Chen JS; Department of Medical Research, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan., Huang SW; Institute of Environmental Toxin and Emerging Contaminant, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.; Center for Environmental Toxin and Emerging-contaminant Research, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan., Griffiths MD; International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK., Lin CY; Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.; Biostatistics Consulting Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan.; Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.; Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Evaluation & the health professions [Eval Health Prof] 2024 Mar; Vol. 47 (1), pp. 93-104. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 26.
DOI:	10.1177/01632787231185845
Abstrakt:	As research on gaming disorder (GD) is growing globally, the need for a valid and reliable instrument to assess GD has become crucial. Therefore, the present cross-sectional study translated and evaluated the psychometric properties of Gaming Disorder Test (GDT) and Gaming Disorder Scale for Young Adults (GADIS-YA) into Malay language versions. The sample comprised 624 university students (females = 75.6%; mean age = 22.27 years) recruited via an online survey from May to August 2022, using a convenience sampling method. Participants completed both GDT and GADIS-YA scales and other relevant measures including Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form (IGDS9-SF), and time spent on social media and gaming. Results showed that both instruments reported satisfactory internal consistency, and confirmatory factor analysis supported the one-factor structure for GDT and two-factor structure for GADIS-YA. Both scales were strongly correlated with each other and with the IGDS9-SF, BSMAS, and time spent on social media and gaming, supporting concurrent validity. Measurement invariance of both scales was confirmed across gender and gaming time. These findings suggest that the Malay versions of GDT and GADIS-YA are reliable and valid measures of problematic gaming among Malaysian university students. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe authors declare no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. MDG has received research funding from Norsk Tipping (the gambling operator owned by the Norwegian government). MDG has received funding for a number of research projects in the area of gambling education for young people, social responsibility in gambling and gambling treatment from Gamble Aware (formerly the Responsibility in Gambling Trust), a charitable body which funds its research program based on donations from the gambling industry. MDG undertakes consultancy for various gambling companies in the area of player protection and social responsibility in gambling.
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