Table 1

Measurement tools in each wave

CategoriesMeasuresWave
SourceT1T2T3T4
Exposure variablesExposure time to internet, smartphone and online gameStudent/parent
Internet, smartphone and online game using behavioursStudent
DiagnosisIATStudent
K-scaleStudent
IGUESSStudent
SR-IGDStudent
SAS-SVStudent
Psychiatric comorbiditiesCDIStudent
TAICStudent
K-ARSParent
DISC-IVParent
SuicidalityStudent
PHQ-9Parent
Personal factorsRosenberg’s Self-Esteem ScaleStudent
Self-control scaleStudent
AQStudent
Demographic informationStudent/parent
Academic achievementStudent/parent
Environmental factorsSchool policy on having smartphone use in schoolStudent
PACIStudent
Marriage satisfactionParent
IPPA-RStudent
Perceived parenting competenceParent
Online gaming rule in homeParent
Social factorsSocial networkStudent
Bullying scaleStudent
SSASStudent
Health consequencesPhysical healthStudent/parent
Mental healthStudent
  • AQ, Aggression Questionnaire; CDI, Children’s Depression Inventory; DISC-IV, Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, Version IV; IAT, Internet Addiction Test; IGUESS, Internet Game Use-Elicited Symptom Screen; IPPA-R, Revised Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment; K-ARS, Korean version of the ADHD Rating Scale; K-scale, Korean Scale for Internet Addiction; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire; PACI, Parent-Adolescent Communication Inventory; SAS-SV, Short version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale; SR-IGD, Self-reported version of structured clinical interview for internet gaming disorder; SSAS, Social Support Appraisals Scale: Child’s Subjective Appraisal of Family, Peer and Teacher Support; TAIC, Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children.