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Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of Risky Loot Box Index (RLI) and cross-sectional investigation among gamers of China.

Peidong Guo, Yueheng Liu, Luyin Tan, Yifan Xu, Haolin Huang, Qijian Deng

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Peidong GuoDepartment of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Hunan, China.
Yueheng LiuDepartment of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Hunan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7183-1520
Luyin TanDepartment of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Hunan, China.
Yifan XuDepartment of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Hunan, China.
Haolin HuangDepartment of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Hunan, China.
Qijian DengDepartment of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Hunan, China.

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Abstract

Nowadays, many of the top-selling video games include options to purchase loot boxes as paid virtual items. As research progressed, loot boxes have been found to have similar characteristics to gambling, and there has been an ongoing debate as to whether loot boxes can be defined as gambling. In order to better study loot boxes, psychometrically meaningful scales are necessary. The Risky Loot Box Index (RLI) was developed by Brooks and Clark, which is the most commonly used tool to assess the use of loot boxes. This study aimed to translate the original RLI into Chinese and evaluate its psychometric properties. Two samples were recruited through online gaming forums (

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GamblingPsychometricsRisk-TakingVideo GamesAdolescentAdultChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansInternet Addiction DisorderMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesGamblingLoot boxesMicrotransactionReliabilityValidityVideo game

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PMCPMC11952041

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