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New Concepts, Old Known Issues: The DSM-5 and Internet Gaming Disorder and its Assessment

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posted on 2023-05-24, 06:27 authored by Halley de Oliveira Miguel PontesHalley de Oliveira Miguel Pontes, Griffiths, MD
Background: Following the growing concern about ‘gaming addiction’, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and numerous scholars have suggested the need for unification and consensus for the assessment of gaming addiction, which is now possible given the recent formal recognition of ‘Internet Gaming Disorder’ (IGD) by the APA since its inclusion in the DSM-5. Aims: In light of this, the aim of this chapter is to present the main findings concerning the development of the Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGD-20 Test) and the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale – Short-Form (IGDS9-SF), two newly developed psychometric tools aimed to measure the extent of gaming disorder in online and/or offline players. Conclusions: The present findings support the viability of the two newly developed measures as adequate standardized psychometrically robust tools for assessing internet gaming disorder. Consequently, the new instruments represent the first step towards unification and consensus in the field of gaming studies.

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Publication title

Gaming and Technology Addiction: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice

Editors

Information Resources Management Association (IRMA)

Pagination

883-898

ISBN

9781522507789

Department/School

School of Psychological Sciences

Publisher

IGI Global

Place of publication

Hershey, Pennsylvania

Extent

40

Rights statement

Copyright 2017 IGI Global

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  • Restricted

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Mental health

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