Video Game Assessment for the Mental Well-Being of Gamers

1- Over time, have you been spending much more time thinking about playing video games, learning about video-game playing, or planning the next opportunity to play?

2- Do you need to spend more and more time and/or money on video games to feel the same amount of excitement?

3- Have you tried to play video games less often or for shorter periods, but are unsuccessful?

4- Do you become restless or irritable when attempting to cut down or stop playing
video games?

5- Have you played video games as a way of escaping from problems or bad feelings?

6- Have you ever lied to family or friends about how much time you play video games?

7- Have you ever stolen a video game from a store or a friend, or have you ever stolen
money to buy a video game?

8- Do you sometimes skip household chores to spend more time playing video
games?

9- Do you sometimes skip doing homework in order to spend more time playing video
games?

10- Have you ever done poorly on a school assignment or test because you spent too
much time playing video games?

11- Have you ever needed friends or family to give you extra money because you spent
too much money on video game equipment, software, or game/Internet fees?