Development and content validity of a screening instrument for gaming addiction in adolescents: The Gaming Addiction Identification Test (GAIT)

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 458-466

  Vadlin, Sofia ^a   Åslund, Cecilia ^a   Nilsson, Kent W ^a  

^a Section of Vascular Surgery   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Addiction; Adolescence; Computer gaming; Internet gaming disorder; Psychometry; Video gaming

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VIDEO GAME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949091635     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12196     Document Type: Article

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