To date, number of scales have been used to study online gaming addiction. Aside from their quantity, their uncertain psychometric properties are among the issues that this field of research faces. This study aims at a more detailed assessment of the frequently used Addiction-Engagement Questionnaire (Charlton & Danforth, 2010) that can uniquely discriminate pathological and non-pathological intensive gaming. An online questionnaire was administered thrice during a period of one year to a sample of online gamers (N = 5080). A series of factor analysis models was used to re-evaluate the original suggested models and formulate new models. Measurement invariance of the final selected model was evaluated in terms of preferred genres (MMORPG and MOBA), age groups, and waves of data collection. The original model did not exhibit a solid fit to data. Few changes were suggested as remedies to improve model fit. The revised model keeps the original two-factor solution, however, we found little support for the so-called peripheral components of addiction with the exception of tolerance. The revised model was found to be invariant over the selected groups. With only few modifications, the Addiction-Engagement Questionnaire was found to be usable for survey-type research purposes, showing a mid-high internal consistency and test-retest reliability.

迄今为止，已经使用了多种量表来研究网络游戏成瘾。除了数量之外，其不确定的心理测量特性也是该研究领域面临的问题之一。本研究旨在对常用的成瘾参与问卷 (Charlton & Danforth, 2010) 进行更详细的评估，该问卷可以独特地区分病理性和非病理性密集游戏。在一年的时间里对在线游戏玩家样本进行了三次在线问卷调查 ( N = 5080）。一系列因子分析模型用于重新评估原始建议模型并制定新模型。最终选定模型的测量不变性根据首选类型（MMORPG 和 MOBA）、年龄组和数据收集的波次进行评估。原始模型没有表现出对数据的可靠拟合。很少有人提出更改作为改善模型拟合的补救措施。修改后的模型保留了原始的双因素解决方案，但是，除了耐受性之外，我们几乎没有发现对所谓的成瘾外围成分的支持。发现修改后的模型在选定的组中是不变的。只需少量修改，发现成瘾参与问卷可用于调查型研究目的，显示出中等高度的内部一致性和重测可靠性。