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A sample of 303 Saudi gamers (60% female; M age = 29.79 years, SD = 8.83; age range: adolescents to middle-aged adults; 60% from Eastern Region; 54% bachelor's degree; 50% single; 42% employed) completed the Arabic MOGQ and the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale\u2013Short Form. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, reliability analyses, exploratory factor analysis (EFA; n = 150), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA; n = 153), concurrent validity correlations, and multi-group measurement invariance testing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Arabic MOGQ demonstrated excellent internal consistency for the total scale (\u03b1 = .96, \u03c9 = .96) and satisfactory to strong reliability for all seven subscales (\u03b1 range: .78\u2013.85). An exploratory two-factor structure, explaining 49.20% of variance and corroborated by parallel analysis, emerged in the calibration subsample, distinct from a separate confirmatory test of the theoretically hypothesized seven-factor model conducted in an independent validation subsample; the seven-factor model was retained, though with modest fit indices falling below several conventional benchmarks (CFI = .84, TLI = .82, RMSEA = .10, SRMR = .08) and significant standardized factor loadings (.58\u2013.85). All motives correlated significantly with gaming disorder symptoms (r range: .29\u2013.62), with fantasy, social, and escape showing the strongest associations. Measurement invariance testing established metric and scalar invariance across gender; residual\/strict invariance could not be separately tested under the ordinal specification.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Arabic MOGQ is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing gaming motivation among Saudi online gamers, providing an empirical foundation for cross-cultural research and culturally informed clinical practice across Arabic-speaking populations, pending further validation in other national and regional contexts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyt.2026.1936722","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,20]],"date-time":"2026-08-20T05:26:40Z","timestamp":1787203600000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Psychometric 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