Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Serious Games
Date Submitted: Jan 25, 2023
Date Accepted: Feb 21, 2024
Psychometric properties of the Metacognitions about Online Gaming Scale among Chinese and its relationship with Internet gaming disorder: A Cross-section Study
ABSTRACT
Background:
Metacognitions about online gaming are proved to be correlated with Internet gaming disorder (IGD). Knowing metacognitions about online gaming can help to understand IGD. The Metacognitions about Online Gaming Scale (MOGS) is a reliable and valid tool to measure specific metacognitions about online gaming in both adults and adolescents, which is lacking in China.
Objective:
The current study was conducted to assess psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the MOGS (C-MOGS) and its relationship with IGD among Chinese population.
Methods:
A total of 851 Chinese (Mean age: 20.78, SD: 8.87, range: 10-57; 59.9% male) completed a Web-based questionnaire survey, including the C-MOGS and a battery of validated scales measuring IGD, gaming motives, depression, and anxiety.
Results:
Through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, the three-factor structure was confirmed, with adequate model fit and internal consistency reliability. Concurrent validity of the C-MOGS was supported by its correlations with IGD, gaming motives, depression, and anxiety. Furthermore, the incremental validity analysis showed that the C-MOGS predicted 13.9% of the variance in IGD while controlling for gender, age, weekly gaming hours, gaming motives, depression, and anxiety.
Conclusions:
This study provides evidence for the appropriate psychometric properties of the C-MOGS and emphasizes its positive association with IGD. The C-MOGS is a reliable and valid instrument for mental health workers to assess metacognitions about online gaming among Chinese.
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