Massively multiplayer online game addiction: Instrument development and validation

Zach W.Y. Lee; Christy M.K. Cheung; Tommy K.H. Chan

doi:10.1016/j.im.2015.01.006

Massively multiplayer online game addiction: Instrument development and validation

Zach W.Y. Lee^*, Christy M.K. Cheung, Tommy K.H. Chan

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Abstract

The primary objective of this paper is to develop and validate an instrument for massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) addiction. Three stages of instrument development were undertaken to achieve this objective: item generation, scale development, and instrument testing. The results of a confirmation factor analysis confirmed the existence of seven dimensions of MMOG addiction, namely Salience, Mood Modification, Tolerance, Withdrawal, Conflicts, Relapse, and Loss of Control. The final instrument exhibits adequate levels of reliability, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and nomological validity. The instrument is expected to assist future empirical research on MMOG addiction. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	413-430
Number of pages	18
Journal	Information and Management
Volume	52
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2015.01.006
Publication status	Published - 13 Oct 2015

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Conceptualization
Confirmatory factor analysis
Instrument development
Massively multiplayer online game
Technology addiction

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