Table 1.

One- and Two-Factor Solutions for the Game Addiction Scale

		Two-factor solution
How often during the last six months … (Hvor ofte i løpet av de siste seks månedene…)	One-factor solution	Factor 1 (peripheral criteria)	Factor 2 (core criteria)
1. Did you think about playing a game all day long? (Tenkte du på spill hele dagen?)	×	×
2. Did you spend increasing amounts of time on games? (Brukte du mer og mer tid på spill?)	×	×
3. Did you play games to forget about real life? (Begynte du å spille for å slippe å tenke på andre ting?)	×	×
4. Have others unsuccessfully tried to reduce your game use? (Spilte du videre, selv om andre ba deg stoppe?)	×		×
5. Have you felt bad when you were unable to play? (Følte du deg dårlig når du ikke kunne spille eller ikke fikk lov til å spille?)	×		×
6. Did you have fights with others over your time spent on games? (Havnet du i krangel med andre (f.eks. foreldre, venner, eller viktige andre) fordi du spilte for mye?)	×		×
7. Have you neglected other important activities to play games? (Lot du være å gjøre andre aktiviteter (f.eks. skole, jobb, lekser, idrett, hobbyer) for å spille?)	×		×

Norwegian translations of the items are given in parentheses.