Psychometric Testing of Three Chinese Online-Related Addictive Behavior Instruments among Hong Kong University StudentsShow others and affiliations
2019 (English)In: Psychiatric quarterly, ISSN 0033-2720, E-ISSN 1573-6709, Vol. 90, no 1, p. 117-128Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Given that there is a lack of instruments assessing internet-related addictions among Chinese population, this study aimed to validate the Chinese version of the nine-item Internet Gaming Disorder Scales- Short Form (IGDS-SF9), Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), and Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS) among Hong Kong university students. Participants aged between 17 and 30 years participated in the present study (n = 307; 32.4% males; mean [SD] age = 21.64 [8.11]). All the participants completed the IGDS-SF9, BSMAS, SABAS, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were used to examine the factorial structures and the unidimensionality for IGDS-SF9, BSMAS, and SABAS. CFAs demonstrated that the three scales were all unidimensional with satisfactory fit indices: comparative fit index = 0.969 to 0.992. In addition, the IGDS-SF9 and BSMAS were slightly modified based on the modification index in CFA. The Chinese IGDS-SF9, BSMAS, and SABAS are valid instruments to assess the addiction levels of internet-related activities for Hong Kong university students.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer, 2019. Vol. 90, no 1, p. 117-128
Keywords [en]
Addiction psychometrics, Gaming addiction, Online addiction, Smartphone addiction, Social media addiction
National Category
Psychiatry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-42172DOI: 10.1007/s11126-018-9610-7ISI: 000462212900010PubMedID: 30328020Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85055569214Local ID: PP HHJ 2019 embargo 12;HHJÖvrigtISOAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-42172DiVA, id: diva2:1267055
2018-11-302018-11-302019-04-25Bibliographically approved