Tests

The Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGD-20 Test)

The IGD-20 Test (Pontes et al., 2014) was the first standardized psychometric tool to assess Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) according to the nine Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) criteria as suggested by the American Psychiatric Association in the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).

Sep 14, 2024

The Internet Disorder Scale (IDS-15)

The IDS-15 (Pontes & Griffiths, 2017) was developed in a study that involved the participation of 1.105 English-speaking Internet users. The IDS-15 has a total of 15 items that measure and conceptualize Internet addiction according to the four distinct latent domains: ‘Escapism and dysfunctional emotional coping‘, ‘Withdrawal symptoms‘, ‘Impairments and dysfunctional self-regulation‘, and ‘Dysfunctional Internet-related self-control‘.

Sep 14, 2024

The Gaming Disorder Test (GDT)

The GDT (Pontes et al., 2021) is the first brief standardized psychometric tool to assess Gaming Disorder (GD) in light of the diagnostic criteria developed by World Health Organization in the latest beta draft revision of the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11).

Sep 14, 2024

Social Networking Sites - Addiction Test (SNS-AT)

The Social Networking Sites - Addiction Test (SNS-AT) (Montag, Müller, Pontes et al., 2023) was developed to provide a brief and convenient psychometric assessment framework for Social Media Addiction according to the widely supported components model of addiction (Griffiths, 2005) that includes salience, tolerance, mood modification, relapse, withdrawal, and conflict in line with current diagnostic criteria for addictive behaviors.

Sep 14, 2024

Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short-Form (IGDS9-SF)

The IGDS9-SF (Pontes et al., 2015) was the first brief standardized psychometric tool to assess Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) according to the nine clinical criteria developed by the American Psychiatric Association in the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).

Sep 14, 2024

Internet Disorder Scale-Short Form (IDS9-SF)

The IDS9-SF (Pontes & Griffiths, 2016) was developed in a study that involved the participation of 1.100 English-speaking Internet users and it is used to assess Internet addiction and its symptoms according to the nine Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) criteria as suggested by the American Psychiatric Association in the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).

Sep 14, 2024