Abstract:

The aim of this study is to adapt the Computer Game Addiction Scale developed by (Çakır, Ayas & Horzum, 2011) into the Albanian context. The original of the scale consists of two sub-dimensions, " prefer playing computer game to other activities and disrupting the tasks " and " inability to quit playing computer game and associate it with real life ", and a total of 25 items. The adaptation of the instrument began with translation, continued with an examination of the linguistic equivalence, and finalized with analyses of validity and reliability. The scale items were initially translated by the one of the researchers. The translation was examined by four experts with good Albanian proficiency to finalize the Albanian version. To verify the linguistic equivalence, both the Turkish and Albanian versions were then administered to 15 students that being educated in Faculty of Education with one-week break. The correlation findings showed a middle degree of correlation between the Turkish and English versions. The Albanian version was administered to 250 university students studying in Faculties of Psychology and Computer Engineering of AAB University of Kosovo, to check its validity and reliability. The results obtained from a confirmatory factor analysis and the reliability analysis indicate that the Albanian version of the scale is valid and reliable.

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