Highlights Nine item-symptoms represent a single factor of the Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD).The ICMH-IGD scale is measuring invariantly the IGD in both genders.Three out of nine symptom-items are non-invariant across different languages. The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of a self-report scale for assessing Internet gaming disorder (IGD) symptoms according to the DSM-5 and…
Locus of control, negative live events and psychopathological symptoms in collectivist adolescents
Highlights: LoC has stress-mediating and stress-moderating effects in individualist cultures. Such effects have not been tested in adolescents from collectivist cultures. The study tested 2800 adolescents from 7 collectivist countries. Replicating prior studies, external LoC was linked to more psychological symptoms. However, there was no clear evidence of mediating or moderating effects. A current research…
UCLA PTSD reaction index for DSM-5 (PTSD-RI-5): a psychometric study of adolescents sampled from communities in eleven countries
Background: Children and adolescents are often exposed to traumatic events, which may lead to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is therefore important for clinicians to screen for potential symptoms that can be signs of PTSD onset. PTSD in youth is a worldwide problem, thus congruent screening tools in various languages are needed….