Validation of the Arabic Version of the Internet Gaming Disorder-20 Test

Apr 11, 2017Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking

Testing the Arabic version of the 20-question Internet Gaming Disorder test

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The Arabic version of the IGD-20 Test has been validated as a reliable measure of gaming addiction.

The IGD-20 Test is based on nine diagnostic criteria for Internet Gaming Disorder from the DSM-5.
A psychometric validation was conducted with a sizable sample of Arabic-speaking adolescents.
Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the one-factor model of the Arabic IGD-20 Test had very good psychometric properties.
Significant positive correlations were found between IGD-20 Test scores and daily gameplay duration on both weekdays and weekends.
The Arabic IGD-20 Test could be useful for identifying problematic gaming in Arabic-speaking populations.

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In recent years, researchers have been trying to shed light on gaming addiction and its association with different psychiatric disorders and psychological determinants. The latest edition version of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) included in its Section 3 Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) as a condition for further empirical study and proposed nine criteria for the diagnosis of IGD. The 20-item Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD-20) Test was developed as a valid and reliable tool to assess gaming addiction based on the nine criteria set by the DSM-5. The aim of this study is to validate an Arabic version of the IGD-20 Test. The Arabic version of IGD-20 will not only help in identifying Arabic-speaking pathological gamers but also stimulate cross-cultural studies that could contribute to an area in need of more research for insight and treatment. After a process of translation and back-translation and with the participation of a sizable sample of Arabic-speaking adolescents, the present study conducted a psychometric validation of the IGD-20 Test. Our confirmatory factor analysis showed the validity of the Arabic version of the IGD-20 Test. The one-factor model of the Arabic IGD-20 Test had very good psychometric properties, and it fitted the sample data extremely well. In addition, correlation analysis between the IGD-20 Test and the daily duration on weekdays and weekends gameplay revealed significant positive relationships that warranted a criterion-related validation. Thus, the Arabic version of the IGD-20 Test is a valid and reliable measure of IGD among Arabic-speaking populations.

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