Grade Level: 7 8 9 10 Sex: Female Male School: Public Private

Problematic Video Game Play – Revised Control No:_______

Tick the box that best corresponds to your answer.
Never Sometimes Always
1 2 3 4 5

1) When I’m not playing video games, I keep thinking about

games I have played
2) Because of my video game playing, I have spent less time
with my friends and family
3) When I can’t play video games, I get irritable
4) When I’ve not obtained the desired results while playing, I
need to play again to achieve my target
5) When I play video games, it makes my nervousness go away
6) I spend an increasing amount of time playing video games
7) Because of my video game playing, my neck hurts
8) I have tried to stop playing video games
9) When I play video games, it makes my anger go away
10) When I am not playing video games, I am often planning
how I will play my next game
11) When I play video games, it makes my sadness go away
12) Because of my video game playing, I have neglected my
responsibilities
13) Because of my video game playing, my wrist(s) hurt
14) When I play video games, it makes my worries go away
15) I have tried to cut back playing video games
16) Because of video game playing, I have gone to bed late
17) I conceal my video game playing from my parents
18) In order to play video games I get into arguments with
people
19) I conceal my video game playing from my friends
20) Because of my video game playing, I experience
headaches
21) I play video games over a longer time period than I
intended
22) Because of my video game playing, my hand(s) hurt
23) In order to play video games I have skipped class or work
24) I have tried to control how much I play video games
25) Because of my video game playing, I have heated
arguments with my parents or guardians
26) In order to play video games I have lied
27) I conceal my video game playing from my significant other
(romantic partner)
28) Because of my video game playing, my eyes hurt or feel
strained
29) Because of my video game playing, I have missed meals
30) When I can’t play video games, I get restless
31) Because of my video game playing, I have trouble falling
asleep
32) Because of video game playing, I have neglected my
homework/schoolwork
33) Because of my video game playing, my grades have been
affected negatively
34) When I play video games, I play until I have reached my
goal (for example, defeated a boss, finished a chapter, gained
a level, acquired a special item) instead of setting a time limit

Source: Tolchinsky & Jefferson, 2011

Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life

Couldn’t Displeased Mostly Mixed Mostly Pleased Couldn’t

be worse Dissatisfied Satisfied be better
1) How satisfied are you
with your life as a whole?
2) How satisfied are you
with your education?
3) How satisfied are you
with your financial
situation?
4) How satisfied are you
with the number and
quality of your friendships?
5) How satisfied are you
with your leisure activities?
6) How satisfied are you
with your
accommodation?
7) How satisfied are you
with your personal safety?
8) How satisfied are you
with the people you live
with? Or if you live alone,
how satisfied are you living
alone?
9) How satisfied are you
with your relationships?
10) How satisfied are you
with relationship with your
family?
11) How satisfied are you
with your health?
12) How satisfied are you
with your mental health?
Source: Priebe, Huxley, Knight, & Evans, 1999