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Development and Validation of a Game Addiction Scale for Adolescents

Jeroen S. Lemmens, P. Valkenburg, J. Peter

2008.5.22MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY

DOI: 10.1080/15213260802669458

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The 21-item scale, as well as a shortened 7-item version, showed high reliabilities and good concurrent validity across samples, as indicated by the consistent correlations with usage, loneliness, life satisfaction, social competence, and aggression.

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LEMMENS, Jeroen S.; VALKENBURG, P.; PETER, J. Development and validation of a game addiction scale for adolescents. MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY, 2008, 12: 77–95.