The validation and reliability of a Japanese version of the Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ-J)

BACKGROUND: The Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ) is an 18-item self-rated measure designed to assess the degree of problematic online gaming. This study translated the POGQ into Japanese (POGQ-J) and examined the POGQ-J’s factor structure, validity, and reliability for a Japanese popul...

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Autores principales: Inoue, Kazuya, Yokomitsu, Kengo, Irie, Tomonari, Matsuyama, Makoto, Tanaka, Masanori
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8605469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34801075
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13722-021-00273-3
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ) is an 18-item self-rated measure designed to assess the degree of problematic online gaming. This study translated the POGQ into Japanese (POGQ-J) and examined the POGQ-J’s factor structure, validity, and reliability for a Japanese population. METHOD: A total of 285 undergraduate students (128 males, 157 females, M(age) = 19.66, SD = 1.36) participated in this study. RESULTS: A confirmatory factor analysis indicated the appropriateness of the POGQ-J’s six-factor structure, χ(2)(129) = 106.027, p < .931; CFI = .957; RMSEA = .040; SRMR = .054. Regarding convergent validity, the POGQ-J was found to be related to the time spent on online gaming (r = .309), the Game Addiction Scale for Adolescents (r = .824), and Young’s Internet Addiction Test (r = .581). Finally, the POGQ-J was found to have a high test–retest reliability. CONCLUSIONS: The POGQ-J is valid and reliable for assessing problematic online gaming in a Japanese population. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13722-021-00273-3.

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