Mariana F Donadon1, Marcos H N Chagas2, Thiago D Apolinário-da-Silva1, Erika T K Okino3, Jaime E C Hallak1, Êdela A Nicoletti4, Karina Pereira-Lima5, Edson A Degan, Rafael G Santos1, João Paulo Machado-de-Sousa1, João L Q Simei1, Lucas M Oliveira1, Halley M Pontes6,7, Flávia L Osório1. 1. Departamento de Neurociências e Ciências do Comportamento , Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto , Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo , SP , Brazil . 2. Departamento de Gerontologia , Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde , Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR), São Carlos , SP , Brazil . 3. Departamento de Psicologia , Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto , USP , São Paulo , SP , Brazil . 4. Centro de Terapia Cognitiva (CTC), Veda, São Paulo , SP , Brazil . 5. Departamento de Psiquiatria e Psicologia Média , Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo , SP , Brazil . 6. School of Psychological Sciences , University of Tasmania , Hobart TAS , Australia . 7. The International Cyberpsychology and Addictions Research Laboratory (iCARL), University of Tasmania , Launceston , TAS , Australia .
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The Internet Gaming Disorder Scale - Short Form (IGDS9-SF) assesses the severity, harmful effects and/or consequences of excessive online and offline gaming. Its conciseness and theoretical foundations on current diagnostic criteria of gaming disorders make it a useful resource for clinical and screening settings. OBJECTIVE: To describe the process of cross-cultural adaptation of the IGDS9-SF to the Brazilian context. METHODS: The cross-cultural adaptation involved the steps of independent translation of the instrument, synthesis version, back-translation, pre-test and elaboration of the final version. Content validity assessment was conducted by a multidisciplinary committee of experts and consisted of both a quantitative analysis (calculation of content validity coefficients - CVC) and a qualitative analysis (assessment of the experts' comments and suggestions). The pre-test sample consisted of 30 gamers with variable sociodemographic characteristics. RESULTS: The cross-cultural adaptation of the scale followed the proposed protocol, and the CVC was satisfactory (≥ 0.83) for all the structures and equivalences assessed. Most of the suggestions made by the experts were accepted (mainly adjustments and language standardization). The gamers who participated in the pre-test judged the scale easy to understand and did not suggest changes. DISCUSSION: The Brazilian version of the IGDS9-SF showed adequate content validity and is available for researchers and clinicians, as well as for the investigation of additional psychometric characteristics.
INTRODUCTION: The Internet Gaming Disorder Scale - Short Form (IGDS9-SF) assesses the severity, harmful effects and/or consequences of excessive online and offline gaming. Its conciseness and theoretical foundations on current diagnostic criteria of gaming disorders make it a useful resource for clinical and screening settings. OBJECTIVE: To describe the process of cross-cultural adaptation of the IGDS9-SF to the Brazilian context. METHODS: The cross-cultural adaptation involved the steps of independent translation of the instrument, synthesis version, back-translation, pre-test and elaboration of the final version. Content validity assessment was conducted by a multidisciplinary committee of experts and consisted of both a quantitative analysis (calculation of content validity coefficients - CVC) and a qualitative analysis (assessment of the experts' comments and suggestions). The pre-test sample consisted of 30 gamers with variable sociodemographic characteristics. RESULTS: The cross-cultural adaptation of the scale followed the proposed protocol, and the CVC was satisfactory (≥ 0.83) for all the structures and equivalences assessed. Most of the suggestions made by the experts were accepted (mainly adjustments and language standardization). The gamers who participated in the pre-test judged the scale easy to understand and did not suggest changes. DISCUSSION: The Brazilian version of the IGDS9-SF showed adequate content validity and is available for researchers and clinicians, as well as for the investigation of additional psychometric characteristics.
Authors: Akram Hernández-Vásquez; Rodrigo Vargas-Fernández; Fabriccio J Visconti-Lopez; Daniel Comandé; Guido Bendezu-Quispe Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-08-15 Impact factor: 4.614