Proposing and Validating the Diagnosis Scale for Internet Gaming Disorder in Taiwanese ADHD Adolescents

Likert Scale Method Based on the DSM-5

Bibliographic Data

ID15468531
AuthorsYue‐Cune Chang (0000-0002-0224-1268, Tamkang University), Ruu‐Fen Tzang (Mackay Memorial Hospital, corresponding author), Ruu-Fen Tzang (0000-0001-9527-6306, Department of Psychiatry, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 104, Taiwan)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue4
Pages1492-1492
Publication date2021-02-04
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18041492
PMID33557435
OpenAlexW3128544566
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited28

The paper aims to adjust the Taiwanese version of Internet gaming disorder-short form Likert scale with Likert (IGD-SF-T-L) based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criteria to a Likert scale model and test its psychometric property among children and adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted for validity and the Cronbach's α for reliability of IGD-SF-T-L. The ROC (receiver operating curves) was used to propose the cut-off point for assessing the instrument's psychometric properties and its corresponding indices for the diagnostic accuracy. In total, 102 children and adolescents with ADHD were recruited. The construct validity of IGD-SF-T by CFA was model well fitted with excellent reliability (Cronbach's α = 0.918). The ROC using the Chen's CIAS > 56 as the state variable for IGD diagnosis showed the AUC (areas under the curves) was 0.918. The cut-off point proposed for IGD-SF-T-L to indicate a diagnosis of IGD was ≥ 10. The corresponding indices of accuracy: sensitivity, specificity, LR (likelihood ratio) +, LR-, and AUC were 0.893, 0.826, 5.134, 0.130, and 0.859, respectively. The proposed IGD-SF-T-L is an adequate, standardized psychometrical measurement for diagnosing IGD among Taiwanese adolescents with ADHD. More attention should be paid toward recent ADHD youth with Internet gaming disorder and their family

Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct validity · Cronbach's alpha · Developmental psychology · DSM-5 · Likert scale · Psychiatry · Psychometrics · Receiver operating characteristic · Scale (ratio · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Child Development and Digital Technology · Clinical Psychology · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Technology Adoption and User Behaviour · Internal Medicine

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