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. 2025 Aug 12;16:1629932. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1629932

Table 1.

Self-report measures.

Instrument Purpose Respondent Items & scale Score range & cut-off levels Reference
Gaming Disorder Test (GDT) Gaming disorder symptoms, ICD-11 criteria All 4 items; 5-point Likert (1–5) Total: 4–20
Cut-off: all items ≥ 4 or 5
(49)
Internet Gaming Disorder Scale – Short Form (IGDS9-SF) Internet gaming disorder symptoms, DSM-5 criteria All 9 items; 5-point Likert scale (1–5) Total: 9–45
Cut-off: ≥32
(50, 51)
Gaming Addiction Identification Test (GAIT) Problematic gaming behavior 13–15 years old, parent-report 15 items; 5-point Likert scale (0–4) Total: 0–60
Cut-off: ≥19
(52)
Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation – Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) Psychological distress 16 years + 34 items; 5-point Likert scale (1–5) Total: 0-136
Cut-off: M ≥1.5
(27, 53)
Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) Psychological distress 13 – 15-year-old, self- and parent-report 47 items; 5-point Likert scale (0-4) Total: 0-141
Cut-off: T-score ≥ 65
(54)
Ritvo and Asperger Diagnostic Scale (RAADS-14) ASD symptoms All 14 items; 4-point Likert scale (0-3) Total: 0-56
Cut-off: ≥ 14
(55)
Autism Quotient (AQ) ASD symptoms 13 – 15-year-old, parent-report 10 items; 4-point Likert scale (1-4) Total: 0-40
Cut-off: ≥ 6
(56)
Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale Part A (ASRS) ADHD symptoms All 6 items; 5-point Likert scale (0-4) Total: 0-24
Cut-off: ≥ 15
(57, 58)
Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham Scale (SNAP-IV) ADHD symptoms 13 – 15-year-old, parent-report 30 items; 4-point Likert scale (0-3) Total: 0-120
Cut-off: M ≥1.67, question 1–9 and 21-28
(59, 60).
Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS) Problematic social media use All 6 items; 5-point Likert scale (1-5) Total: 6–30
Cut-off: ≥ 26
(61)
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test – Consumption (AUDIT-C) Alcohol dependence All 3 items; 5-point Likert scale (0-4) Total: 0-12
Cut-off: ≥ 6; alcohol dependence
(6264)
Drug Identification List Substance use All List of 10 common substances. 5-point Likert scale (0–4) Frequency of use
NODS-PERC Problematic gambling All 4 items; binary response (yes/no) Total: 0-4
Cut-off: ≥1
(65)
Motives for Online Gaming Questionnaire (MOGQ) Gaming motives All 27 items; 5-point Likert scale (1–5) Mean score for each motive, 1-5 (66)