TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychometric Testing of Three Chinese Online-Related Addictive Behavior Instruments among Hong Kong University Students
AU - Yam, Chun Wai
AU - Pakpour, Amir H.
AU - Griffiths, Mark D.
AU - Yau, Wai Yan
AU - Lo, Cheuk Long Matthew
AU - Ng, Jennifer M.T.
AU - Lin, Chung Ying
AU - Leung, Hildie
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Given that there is a lack of instruments assessing internet-related addictions among Chinese population, this study aimed to validate the Chinese version of the nine-item Internet Gaming Disorder Scales- Short Form (IGDS-SF9), Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), and Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS) among Hong Kong university students. Participants aged between 17 and 30 years participated in the present study (n = 307; 32.4% males; mean [SD] age = 21.64 [8.11]). All the participants completed the IGDS-SF9, BSMAS, SABAS, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were used to examine the factorial structures and the unidimensionality for IGDS-SF9, BSMAS, and SABAS. CFAs demonstrated that the three scales were all unidimensional with satisfactory fit indices: comparative fit index = 0.969 to 0.992. In addition, the IGDS-SF9 and BSMAS were slightly modified based on the modification index in CFA. The Chinese IGDS-SF9, BSMAS, and SABAS are valid instruments to assess the addiction levels of internet-related activities for Hong Kong university students.
AB - Given that there is a lack of instruments assessing internet-related addictions among Chinese population, this study aimed to validate the Chinese version of the nine-item Internet Gaming Disorder Scales- Short Form (IGDS-SF9), Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), and Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS) among Hong Kong university students. Participants aged between 17 and 30 years participated in the present study (n = 307; 32.4% males; mean [SD] age = 21.64 [8.11]). All the participants completed the IGDS-SF9, BSMAS, SABAS, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were used to examine the factorial structures and the unidimensionality for IGDS-SF9, BSMAS, and SABAS. CFAs demonstrated that the three scales were all unidimensional with satisfactory fit indices: comparative fit index = 0.969 to 0.992. In addition, the IGDS-SF9 and BSMAS were slightly modified based on the modification index in CFA. The Chinese IGDS-SF9, BSMAS, and SABAS are valid instruments to assess the addiction levels of internet-related activities for Hong Kong university students.
KW - Addiction psychometrics
KW - Gaming addiction
KW - Online addiction
KW - Smartphone addiction
KW - Social media addiction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85055569214&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11126-018-9610-7
DO - 10.1007/s11126-018-9610-7
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85055569214
SN - 0033-2720
JO - Psychiatric Quarterly
JF - Psychiatric Quarterly
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