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The Game Transfer Phenomena Scale: an instrument for investigating the nonvolitional effects of video game playing

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posted on 2023-05-20, 03:25 authored by Ortiz de Gortari, AB, Halley de Oliveira Miguel PontesHalley de Oliveira Miguel Pontes, Griffiths, MD
A variety of instruments have been developed to assess different dimensions of playing video games and its effects on cognitions, affect, and behaviors. The present study examined the psychometric properties of the Game Transfer Phenomena Scale (GTPS) that assesses nonvolitional phenomena experienced after playing video games (i.e., altered perceptions, automatic mental processes, and involuntary behaviors). A total of 1,736 gamers participated in an online survey used as the basis for the analysis. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to confirm the factorial structure of the GTPS. The five-factor structure using the 20 indicators based on the analysis of gamers' self-reports fitted the data well. Population cross-validity was also achieved, and the positive associations between the session length and overall scores indicate the GTPS warranted criterion-related validity. Although the understanding of Game Transfer Phenomena is still in its infancy, the GTPS appears to be a valid and reliable instrument for assessing nonvolitional gaming-related phenomena. The GTPS can be used for understanding the phenomenology of post-effects of playing video games.

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Publication title

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volume

18

Issue

10

Pagination

588-594

ISSN

2152-2715

Department/School

School of Psychological Sciences

Publisher

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc

Place of publication

United States

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Copyright 2015 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

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