Development and Validation of Videogame Addiction Scale for Children (VASC)

Griffiths, Mark D.; Griffiths, Mark D.; Kan, Adnan

doi:10.1007/s11469-017-9766-7

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“…Overpathologizing: The desire to keep playing may be normative and positive. VASC (Yılmaz et al, 2017) I forget my problems while playing videogames. Overpathologizing: Games as entertainment involve escaping from reality as part of the experience.…”

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Face validity evaluation of screening tools for gaming disorder: Scope, language, and overpathologizing issues

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Aim Critics of gaming disorder (GD; i.e., Internet gaming disorder in the DSM-5; Gaming disorder in the ICD-11) have expressed concerns about the potential risks of misclassification (e.g., false positives). An important consideration of relevance to this discussion is the extent to which commonly used screening instruments contain appropriate, sensible, and relevant items. The aim of this review was to evaluate the face validity of items within current tools for GD. Methods A systematic review of databases identified 29 instruments. An item bank (n = 417 items) was independently evaluated by three professional raters (i.e., a senior academic in clinical psychology, a senior psychometrician, and an academic/clinical psychologist) according to guidelines for defining and measuring addiction and gaming disorder. Findings Evaluation of the item bank identified issues related to: scope (i.e., “scope creep” or items of questionable relevance); language (i.e., confusing language, unusual wording or syntax); and overpathologizing (i.e., pathologizing typical and/or beneficial aspects or consequences of gaming). A total of 71 items across 23 tools had at least one face validity issue. Conclusions Most items (83%) demonstrated satisfactory face validity and were consistent with either the DSM-5 or ICD-11 GD classification. However, many tests contain at least one item that may pathologize normal gaming behaviors. Such items refer to basic changes in mood when gaming, a desire to play or continue playing games, and experiencing immersion when gaming. This analysis highlights the challenges of screening for problematic behaviors that are thought to arise within the context of normal recreational activities.

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“…In addition, research shows that some preteens engage in excessive DD use and a small minority experience behavioral addiction symptoms. 15 The potentially problematic use of technology necessitates the development of a scale assessing children's DD use. While several scales related to different types of digital addiction have been developed, they mainly target populations over 12 years of age and specialize in one aspect such as IGD, 16 social media addiction, 17 and smartphone addiction.…”

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“…18 To the authors' knowledge, only one scale has been developed for children under 12 years of age and that specifically addressed video game addiction. 15 The aim of this study was to develop and validate an instrument to assess children's overall addiction to DDs. As several studies have associated digital addiction with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder 8,19 ; stress [20][21][22] ; anxiety, depression, and narcissism 7,23 ; low self-esteem 7,[24][25][26] ; and poor academic performance, 4,27-29 a scale for assessing DD addiction will help in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of different symptoms among children aged 9-12 years.…”

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The Digital Addiction Scale for Children: Development and Validation

Hawi

Samaha

Griffiths

2019

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

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Researchers worldwide have developed and validated several scales to assess various forms of adults' digital addiction. The urge for some of these scales found support in World Health Organization's inclusion of gaming disorder as a mental health condition in its eleventh revision of the International Classification of Diseases in June 2018. Additionally, several studies have shown that children are starting to use digital devices (DDs) (e.g., tablets and smartphones) at a very young age, including playing video games and engaging in social media. Consequently, the need for early detection of the risk of digital addiction among children is becoming more of a necessity. In the present study, the Digital Addiction Scale for Children (DASC)-a 25-item self-report instrument-was developed and validated to assess the behavior of children 9 to 12 years old in association with DD usage, including video gaming, social media, and texting. The sample comprised 822 participants (54.2 percent males), from grade 4 to grade 7. The DASC showed excellent internal consistency reliability (a = 0.936) and adequate concurrent and criterion-related validities. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis showed that the DASC fitted the data very well. The DASC paves the way to (a) help in early identification of children at risk of problematic use of DDs and/or becoming addicted to DDs and (b) stimulate further research concerning children from different cultural and contextual settings.

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“…Through technological development and the Internet's widespread accessibility, gaming within the digital environment has become very popular all over the world for children and adolescents (Yılmaz, Griffiths, & Kan, 2017). In today's society, children can now easily access technological devices from an early age, and those who play them view them as entertaining and exciting (Griffiths, 2003;Wan & Chiou, 2006).…”

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“…The amount of time children and adolescents spend on videogames has increased steadily (Yılmaz et al, 2017). Educators and parents have noticed this increasing popularity of videogame play among youths (Gentile, 2009), especially in terms of its potential psychosocial impact on players.…”

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The Impact of Heavy (Excessive) Video Gaming Students on Peers and Teachers in the School Environment: A Qualitative Study

Yılmaz¹,

Yel²,

Griffiths³

2018

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Video gaming has now become very popular among children and adolescents. Because of the increasing use of videogames, the debate concerning the effects of video games has been ongoing, particularly in terms of gamers' social lives. This study explores the impact of heavy gaming students on their peers and teachers in the school environment. For this purpose, focus-group and face-to-face interviews have been carried out using semi-structured interview forms developed by the research team. The data have been collected from 21 participants comprised of three heavy gaming students, 16 peers, and two teachers. The findings indicate heavy gamers to display problematic behaviors including communication and behavioral problems within the school environment. Results also show heavy gaming students to prefer staying at home and playing videogames rather than attending school activities. Heavy gamers mostly prefer spending time with other heavy gamers or with male peers because they have mutual topics they can talk about (video games, their game talents, soccer, outdoor games etc.), which they are unable to with girls. According to the teachers, heavy gamers have low-school performance. However, the English teacher emphasized the positive effects of video gaming on students' English vocabulary.

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Development and Validation of Videogame Addiction Scale for Children (VASC)

Cited by 53 publications

References 62 publications

Face validity evaluation of screening tools for gaming disorder: Scope, language, and overpathologizing issues

Face validity evaluation of screening tools for gaming disorder: Scope, language, and overpathologizing issues

The Digital Addiction Scale for Children: Development and Validation

The Impact of Heavy (Excessive) Video Gaming Students on Peers and Teachers in the School Environment: A Qualitative Study

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