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Development and Verification of Problematic Cryptocurrency Trading Scale.

Nurettin Menteş¹, İlyas Yolbaş², Mahmut Bulut³

¹Department of Economics, aculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Dicle University, Turkey.

Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology

|May 20, 2024

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This study developed a valid and reliable scale to measure problematic cryptocurrency trading, identifying it as a potential addiction similar to gambling. The new scale helps assess risky behaviors in cryptocurrency traders.

Keywords:

Behavioral addiction bitcoin gambling addiction problematic cryptocurrency trading reliability validity

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Area of Science:

Behavioral Psychology
Digital Finance
Addiction Studies

Background:

Cryptocurrency trading shares high-risk factors and usage patterns with problematic gambling, indicating potential for addiction.
Existing diagnostic criteria and scales for internet addiction were adapted to address this emerging issue.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a reliable scale for measuring Problematic Cryptocurrency Trading (PCT).
To provide a tool for identifying individuals exhibiting addictive behaviors in cryptocurrency markets.

Main Methods:

A 16-item scale was designed based on DSM-5 criteria and internet addiction scales.
Two studies were conducted with large sample sizes (N=1314 and N=353) of cryptocurrency traders.
Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, along with reliability tests (Cronbach's alpha), were employed to validate the scale.

Main Results:

Exploratory factor analysis revealed a two-factor structure for the scale.
The overall scale demonstrated high reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.913), with sub-factors also showing strong reliability (0.897 and 0.866).
Confirmatory factor analysis validated the two-factor structure, meeting acceptable goodness-of-fit criteria.

Conclusions:

The developed Problematic Cryptocurrency Trading Scale is a valid and reliable instrument.
This scale can be utilized to assess and understand addictive tendencies in individuals engaged in cryptocurrency trading.