Measuring loot box consumption and negative consequences: Psychometric investigation of a Swedish version of the Risky Loot Box Index.

ABSTRACT: Loot boxes are products in videogames that is earned by playing a video game or by buying them. Loot boxes has similar mechanisms as a lottery and there is an ongoing debate if loot boxes are gambling. However, to understand the potential harm of loot boxes valid instruments are needed. An English study psychometrically evaluated an instrument focused on risky loot box use called the Risky Loot Box Index. The study evaluated 12 item scale and based on a factor analysis it was reduced to a five-item scale. The aim of our study is to evaluate a Swedish version of the 12-item instrument from a psychometric perspective. Two samples recruited via an online survey were used. The first sample was recruited from the gambling site Unibet. A mail with an invitation to participate was sent to esports

SUBMITTER: Forsstrom D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9483729 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature