The Gaming Disorder Identification Test (GADIT) - A screening tool for Gaming Disorder based on ICD-11.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gaming Disorder was included as an addictive disorder in the latest version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), published in 2022. The present study aimed to develop a screening tool for Gaming Disorder, the Gaming Disorder Identification Test (GADIT), based on the four ICD-11 diagnostic criteria: impaired control, increasing priority, continued gaming despite harm, and functional impairment.

Method

We reviewed 297 questionnaire items from 48 existing gaming addiction scales and selected 68 items based on content validity. Two datasets were collected: 1) an online panel (N = 803) from Australia, United States, United Kingdom and Canada, split into a development set (N = 589) and a validation dataset (N = 214); and 2) a university sample (N =

SUBMITTER: Chan GCK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11457026 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature