Item Response Theory Analysis of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition Criteria for Internet Gaming Disorders
These findings indicate that the nine DSM-5 criteria generally possess acceptable psychometric properties for diagnosing IGD. Notably, withdrawal may represent a core symptom of IGD. Conversely, escape demonstrated inferior performance compared to the other eight criteria, indicating a potential need for further revision.
Authors
- Maomao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9451-5446)
- Y. H. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8324-5727)
- Luoya Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2040-0744)
- Wenyuan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6116-6461)
- Juan Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1074-7345)
- Ke Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1595-0031)
- Kezhi Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0792-4465)
- Xingzi Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3078-4201)
- Jing Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0364-7590)
- Shuang Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9210-9557)
- Wei Lei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4942-6294)
- Yanjie Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4236-5512)
- Yuwen Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4235-0781)
- Zhenying Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5890-2643)
Institutions
- Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University (CN)
- Fourth People's Hospital of Sichuan Province (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatry Investigation
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.30773/pi.2025.0082
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Southwest Medical University
- Luzhou Science and Technology Bureau