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Psychometric properties of the Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ) in a Moroccan sample of university students

Article scientifique 2023 Anglais

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BACKGROUND: The Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ) instrument consists of 18 items with a six-factor structure. This questionnaire is widely utilized to measure the degree of problematic online gaming, but the scale has not, up to date, been validated in Arabic language. This study aimed to assess POGQ scale validity and reliability in Moroccan context. METHODS: The research was conducted from April to June 2023 using an online questionnaire. The selected sample involved Moroccan university students. Data were analyzed in two successive phases. First, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to assess the factor structure in the first sample (n1 = 143). Then, this structure was confirmed in the second sample (n2 = 313) using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). RESULTS: The EFA and CFA results demonstrated that the POGQ has a six-factor structure explained 72% of the total variance. The results of this analysis provided an optimal fit to the data confirming a good performance of the measurement model (χ² = 243.6; CFI = 0.981; TLI = 0.976; RMSEA = 0.048; NFI = 0.964; IFI = 0. 981; SRMR = 0.022). The instrument showed sufficient reliability and convergent validity demonstrated by acceptable values of composite reliability (CR = 0.68-0.90), and average variance extracted (AVE = 0.50-0.75), respectively. Finally, the Arabic version of POGQ was found to have a high test-retest reliability. CONCLUSIONS: The Arabic version of POGQ revealed adequate psychometric properties. As a result, the instrument might be used to measure the degree of problematic online gaming. The use of the POGQ is expected to further promote research on online game dependence treatment and prevention.

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Abbouyi, S., Bouazza, S., Hilaly, J., Ragala, M., Rhazi, K., Zarrouq, B. (2023). Psychometric properties of the Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ) in a Moroccan sample of university students. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01437-3

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Samira Abbouyi Samira Bouazza Jaouad El Hilaly Mohammed El Amine Ragala Karima El Rhazi Btissame Zarrouq

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