Development and verification of problematic cryptocurrency trading scale
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2021
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Özet
Aim: Cryptocurrency trading is similar to problematic gambling behavior, with its high-risk factors
and its methods of use. In this sense, it can become addictive. The aim of this study is to develop a
valid and reliable scale to measure Problematic Cryptocurrency Trading among individuals who trade
cryptocurrency.
Method: First, the theoretical framework of the study was discussed to lay a basis for the motives
of this study. Then, with the help of the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and internet addiction scales, a
16-item scale was designed. The study was carried out on 2 different sample groups. The results were
reported under the titles Study 1 and Study 2. The sample size of Study 1 was 1314. The data were
collected through TrueFeedBack BlackStar, a survey platform that provides survey participation by
awarding its participants with cryptocurrency. For this data set, item analyses, the t-test, reliability
analysis, and the explanatory factor analysis were performed for 27% of the lower and upper groups.
The Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO) test and Bartlett’s test of sphericity to determine the suitability for the
factor analysis, the principal component analysis for factorization, and the promax method for factor
rotations were used. The SPSS Statistics 22 software package was used for the analyses. The sample
size of Study 2 was 353. The data were collected from people known to be trading cryptocurrencies.
The confirmatory factor analysis was performed for the model, the factor structure of which was
determined in Study 1. For the goodness of fit of the model, root mean square error of approximation
(RMSEA), incremental fit index (IFI), goodness of fit index (GFI), and chi-Square Test (χ2
) goodness of fit
criteria were used. The Amos 23 software package was used for the data analysis.
Results: As a result of the exploratory factor analysis, a two-factor structure was obtained. For the
total scores of the scale, Cronbach’s alpha reliability value was found to be 0.913, and for the subfactors, Cronbach’s alpha values were found to be 0.897 and 0.866. The factor loadings of items
varied between 0.786 and 0.597 for the first sub-factor and between 0.869 and 0.683 for the second
sub-factor. The confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the two-factor structure of the scale, and the
goodness of fit criteria were found to be at acceptable levels.
Conclusion: It was determined that the Problematic Cryptocurrency Trading Scale is a valid and
reliable scale.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Behavioral addiction, Bitcoin, Gambling addiction, Problematic cryptocurrency trading, Reliability, Validity
Kaynak
Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology
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Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q4
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31
Sayı
3
Künye
Menteş, N., Yolbaş, İ. ve Bulut, M. (2021). Development and verification of problematic cryptocurrency trading scale. Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 31(3), 310-318.
