Abstract:
Nowadays, the prevalence of internet usage for game playing by university students is increasing worldwide. However, overabundant gaming may lead to game addiction. Studies have demonstrated that game addiction increases the risks of health problems. Moreover, it also decreases occupational performance via cognitive and psychosocial skill reduction. In occupational therapy, cognitive and psychosocial performance are necessary for performing daily activities. Thus, occupational therapists should know the occupational performance and satisfaction of game addicts to explore occupational issues and plan intervention. However, an instrument for evaluating the occupational performance and satisfaction of university students with game addiction had never been investigated. Therefore, this study developed a self-report questionnaire to evaluate occupational performance and satisfaction for university students with game addiction. The questionnaire, comprising 22 items, assessed occupational performance and satisfaction. Afterwards, the psychometric properties of the questionnaire were investigated in 78 university students with game addiction. The results showed that the questionnaire had sufficient validity and reliability for evaluating occupational performance and satisfaction for university students with game addiction. This information can provide a new occupational therapy assessment tool to evaluate the occupational performance and satisfaction for university students with game addiction.