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Psychometric Properties of the Malay Version of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form (IGDS9-SF-M): Evidence from a Sample of Malaysian Undergraduates

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  • Shiao Ling Ling

    (Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital Kajang, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia)

  • Nik Ruzyanei Nik Jaafar

    (Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Malaysian Society of Internet Addiction Prevention, Serdang 43400 UPM, Selangor, Malaysia)

  • Kit-Aun Tan

    (Malaysian Society of Internet Addiction Prevention, Serdang 43400 UPM, Selangor, Malaysia
    Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400 UPM, Selangor, Malaysia)

  • Norharlina Bahar

    (Malaysian Society of Internet Addiction Prevention, Serdang 43400 UPM, Selangor, Malaysia
    Department of Psychiatry, Prince Court Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 50450, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

  • Azlin Baharudin

    (Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Malaysian Society of Internet Addiction Prevention, Serdang 43400 UPM, Selangor, Malaysia)

  • Ahmad Izzat Ahmad Tajjudin

    (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai 71800, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia)

Abstract

In recent years, increased interest in Internet Gaming Disorder has led to the development of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form. Translation and subsequent validation of such a scale are important for cross-cultural use. The aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties (factor structure, reliability, and validity) of the Malay Version of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form using a sample of Malaysian undergraduates. The present sample included 137 Malaysian undergraduates. Participants completed a self-administered online survey containing demographic items, the Malay Version of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form, the Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire-Short Form, and the Malay Version of the Internet Addiction Test. The present findings confirm the one-factor model of the Malay Version of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form. Good reliability, as measured by Cronbach alpha, was found for the Malay Version of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form. The Malay Version of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form has demonstrated concurrent validity by significantly correlating with the Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire-Short Form as well as demonstrated convergent validity with respect to the Malay Version of the Internet Addiction Test. The Malay Version of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form is a reliable and valid tool for assessing Internet Gaming Disorder in Malaysian undergraduates. As more research is still needed to confirm the status of Internet Gaming Disorder as a formal disorder, it is hoped that the Malay Version of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form can facilitate future research examining antecedents and consequences of Internet Gaming Disorder in a Malaysian setting.

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  • Shiao Ling Ling & Nik Ruzyanei Nik Jaafar & Kit-Aun Tan & Norharlina Bahar & Azlin Baharudin & Ahmad Izzat Ahmad Tajjudin, 2021. "Psychometric Properties of the Malay Version of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form (IGDS9-SF-M): Evidence from a Sample of Malaysian Undergraduates," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-9, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:5:p:2592-:d:510906
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    1. Siti Rubiaehtul Hassim & Wan Nor Arifin & Yee Cheng Kueh & Nor Azwany Yaacob, 2020. "Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Malay Version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale among Medical Students in Malaysia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(11), pages 1-10, May.
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