Assessment of internet gaming disorder in clinical research: Past and present perspectives

H. Pontes, M. Griffiths
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Abstract

Abstract Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) has recently received nomenclatural recognition from official medical bodies as a potential mental health disorder, despite evident variability and inconsistencies in its core conceptualization and psychometric assessment. Research on gaming addiction dates back to the 1970s, and important changes in the field have occurred, especially in terms of definition and conceptualization of the phenomenon, which resulted in a multiplicity of strategies in the assessment of IGD via inconsistent criteria or psychometric tools. In the present review, the authors argue how the adoption of inconsistent criteria and psychometric tools for assessing IGD has negatively influenced the field. Furthermore, this review provides an overview of how the field evolved in terms of its historical developments, current definitions and frameworks, developments in the neurobiological research, psychometric assessment, and emerging trends in the assessment of gaming addiction. Finally, the paper provides information on alternative emerging methods for assessing IGD via sound psychometric tools based on updated and officially recognized conceptualization of the phenomenon of IGD.
网络游戏障碍在临床研究中的评估:过去和现在的观点
尽管网络游戏障碍(IGD)在其核心概念和心理测量评估方面存在明显的差异和不一致性,但最近官方医学机构已将其命名为一种潜在的精神健康障碍。对游戏成瘾的研究可以追溯到20世纪70年代,该领域发生了重大变化,特别是在定义和概念化方面,这导致了通过不一致的标准或心理测量工具来评估IGD的多种策略。在本综述中,作者争论了采用不一致的标准和心理测量工具来评估IGD如何对该领域产生负面影响。此外,本文还概述了该领域的历史发展、当前的定义和框架、神经生物学研究的发展、心理测量评估以及游戏成瘾评估的新趋势。最后,本文提供了通过健全的心理测量工具评估IGD的替代新兴方法的信息,这些方法基于更新和官方认可的IGD现象概念化。
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