Game Addiction Scale for Adolescents-Psychometric Analyses of Gaming Behavior, Gender Differences and ADHD.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Internet gaming disorder (IGD) was recently added in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder as a "condition for further studies." There is no consensus regarding which rating scales should be used but many scholars suggest the GASA (Game Addiction Scale for Adolescents) and a ranking of the criteria, "the core approach" to avoid over-diagnosing of disordered gaming. Male gender and ADHD are commonly listed as risk factors for disordered gaming but little is known about sex differences in gaming and gender specific health correlates.

Purpose

The present study aims to evaluate the core approach and the specific indicators of gaming behavior in GASA from a multifactorial perspective and explore the gender differences in a clinical setting, focusing

SUBMITTER: Andre F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8959768 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature