Psychometric Properties of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short-Form (IGDS9-SF): Systematic Review Show others and affiliations
2021 (English) In: Journal of Medical Internet Research, E-ISSN 1438-8871, Vol. 23, no 10, article id e26821Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Background: The Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short-Form (IGDS9-SF) is among the best with regard to its psychometric properties. Therefore, clinical psychologists are likely guided to use the IGDS9-SF if they want to assess or screen the disordered gaming in their practice. However, the information, especially psychometric evidence, concerning the IGDS9-SF has not been fully examined and summarized. Objective: This systematic review evaluated the psychometric properties of different language versions of the IGDS9-SF and assessed its methodological quality in order to improve the clinicians' understanding of the IGDS9-SF and facilitate its use. Methods: Systematic literature searches were carried out using Embase, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Web of Science. The review included English-language studies of any research design that have reported at least one psychometric property of the IGDS9-SF, as defined by the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstrument (COSMIN), and have aimed at testing the psychometric properties of the IGDS9-SF. Results: In total, 21 studies comprising 15 language versions of the IGDS9-SF were included. Overall, the IGDS9-SF showed adequate internal consistency (although some items did not have satisfactory item-total correlation [IT]), excellent criterion validity, and the ability to distinguish different subgroups with measurement invariance being supported across gender and age. In terms of factor structure, the IGDS9-SF was shown to have a unidimensional factor structure across all 21 studies. Conclusions: Although there is insufficient evidence regarding the responsiveness and properties of the IGDS9-SF using item response theory, the existing evidence supports its use in assessing disordered gaming among individuals.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC , 2021. Vol. 23, no 10, article id e26821
Keywords [en]
psychometrics, IGDS9-SF, gaming addiction, gaming disorder, problematic gaming, internet, gaming, internet gaming
National Category
Psychiatry Nursing
Identifiers URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-54970 DOI: 10.2196/26821 ISI: 000708587100004 PubMedID: 34661543 Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85117883245 Local ID: GOA;intsam;773796 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-54970 DiVA, id: diva2:1606857
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