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ArticlePsychiatry investigation2020

Development and Verification of a Web Board Game Scale.

Choongmeong Lee, Sujin Bae, Jae Jun Nam, Jae Chan Jin, Doug Hyun Han

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Choongmeong LeeDepartment of Psychiatry, Chung Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sujin BaeDepartment of Psychiatry, Chung Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jae Jun NamDepartment of Psychiatry, Chung Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jae Chan JinSchool of Social Welfare, Soongsil University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Doug Hyun HanDepartment of Psychiatry, Chung Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Chung-Ang University Hospital · KRSoongsil University · KR

Funding

Game User Care Center 2018-001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveOur previous study suggested that monitoring online board gamers may be an efficient approach to curb illegal gambling. We aimed to invent and validate a behavioral scale for assessing the risk of problematic web-based board gaming.

methodsThe sample included 300 Korean adults, representing a response rate of 3.1%. All participants were asked to complete a set of questionnaires, which included questions on demographic variables, patterns of online board gaming, and the web-based board game scale score. Exploratory factor analysis was performed to determine whether the items on the new behavioral scale would indicate a risk of pathologic web-based board gaming behavior.

resultsThe internal consistency of the 17-item scale was high (Cronbach's α=0.89). The test-retest reliability of the 17-item scale in a randomly selected sample of 100 participants in 2 weeks was r=0.77 (p<0.001). The criterion-related validity based on a comparison of the total behavioral scale scores between the high-risk group and low-risk group was relatively high. The data obtained from the 300 participants were acceptable for a factor analysis. After removing 7 items from the 17-item scale, internal consistency (Cronbach's α) of the 10-item scale increased to 0.936.

conclusionThese results showed that the 10-item version of the scale appeared to be more valid than the 17-item version. We suggest that the 10-item web-based board game behavioral scale is a useful tool for assessing the risk of pathologic web-based board gaming.

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Exploratory factor analysisReliabilityValidityWeb-based board game

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