Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-use Disorders (ACSID-11): Introduction of a new screening instrument capturing ICD-11 criteria for gaming disorder and other potential Internet-use disorders / Silke M. Müller [et al.]
Bibliogr.: p. 439-442. - Abstr. eng. - DOI: https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2022.00013
In: Journal of Behavioral Addictions. - ISSN 2062-5871, eISSN 2063-5303. - 2022. 11. évf. 2. sz., p. 427-450. : ill.
Background and aims: With the inclusion of gaming disorder in the ICD-11, diagnostic criteria were introduced for this relatively new disorder. These criteria may also be applied to other potential specific Internet-use disorders, which may be classified in ICD-11 as other disorders due to addictive behaviors, such as online buying-shopping disorder, online pornography-use disorder, social-networks-use disorder, and online gambling disorder. Due to the heterogeneity in existing instruments, we aimed to develop a consistent and economic measure of major types of (potential) specific Internet-use disorders based on ICD-11 criteria for gaming disorder. Methods: The new 11-item Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-use Disorders (ACSID-11) measures five behavioral addictions with the same set of items by following the principles of WHO?s ASSIST. The ACSID-11 was administered to active Internet users (N 5 985) together with an adaptation of the Ten-Item Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT-10) and screeners for mental health. We used Confirmatory Factor Analyses to analyze the factor structure of ACSID-11. Results: The assumed fourfactorial structure was confirmed and was superior to the unidimensional solution. This applied to gaming disorder and to the other specific Internet-use disorders. ACSID-11 scores correlated with IGDT-10 as well as with the measures of psychological distress. Discussion and Conclusions: The ACSID-11 seems to be suitable for the consistent assessment of (potential) specific Internet-use disorders based on ICD-11 diagnostic criteria for gaming disorder. The ACSID-11 may be a useful and economic instrument for studying various behavioral addictions with the same items and improving comparability. Kulcsszavak: gaming disorder, online buying-shopping disorder, online pornographyuse disorder, social-networks-use disorder, online gambling disorder, internet addiction, behavioral addictions, diagnostic criteria, screening test, ICD-11