Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short-Form (IGDS9-SF)(Pontes & Griffiths, 2015) Welcome to your Internet Gaming Disorder1. Do you feel preoccupied with your gaming behavior? (Some examples: Do you think about previous gaming activity or anticipate the next gaming session? Do you think gaming has become the dominant activity in your daily life?) Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very Often None 2. Do you feel more irritability, anxiety or even sadness when you try to either reduce or stop your gaming activity? Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very Often None 3. Do you feel the need to spend increasing amount of time engaged gaming in order to achieve satisfaction or pleasure? Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very Often None 4. Do you systematically fail when trying to control or cease your gaming activity? Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very Often None 5. Have you lost interests in previous hobbies and other entertainment activities as a result of your engagement with the game? Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very Often None 6. Have you continued your gaming activity despite knowing it was causing problems between you and other people? Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very Often None 7. Have you deceived any of your family members, therapists or others because the amount of your gaming activity? Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very Often None 8. Do you play in order to temporarily escape or relieve a negative mood (e.g., helplessness, guilt, anxiety)? Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very Often None 9. Have you jeopardized or lost an important relationship, job or an educational or career opportunity because of your gaming activity? Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very Often None Time’s up
