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ABSTRACT: Background
The Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ) is an 18-item self-rated measure designed to assess the degree of problematic online gaming. This study translated the POGQ into Japanese (POGQ-J) and examined the POGQ-J's factor structure, validity, and reliability for a Japanese population.Method
A total of 285 undergraduate students (128 males, 157 females, Mage = 19.66, SD = 1.36) participated in this study.Results
A confirmatory factor analysis indicated the appropriateness of the POGQ-J's six-factor structure, χ2(129) = 106.027, p < .931; CFI = .957; RMSEA = .040; SRMR = .054. Regarding convergent validity, the POGQ-J was found to be related to the time spent on online gaming (r = .309), the Game Addiction Scale for Adolescents (r = .824), and Young's Internet Addiction Test (r = .581). Finally, the POGQ-J was found to have a high test-retest reliability.Conclusions
The POGQ-J is valid and reliable for assessing problematic online gaming in a Japanese population.
SUBMITTER: Inoue K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8605469 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Inoue Kazuya K Yokomitsu Kengo K Irie Tomonari T Matsuyama Makoto M Tanaka Masanori M
Addiction science & clinical practice 20211120 1
<h4>Background</h4>The Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ) is an 18-item self-rated measure designed to assess the degree of problematic online gaming. This study translated the POGQ into Japanese (POGQ-J) and examined the POGQ-J's factor structure, validity, and reliability for a Japanese population.<h4>Method</h4>A total of 285 undergraduate students (128 males, 157 females, M<sub>age</sub> = 19.66, SD = 1.36) participated in this study.<h4>Results</h4>A confirmatory factor analysis ...[more]