Assessing the Reliability of the Gambling Functional Assessment: Revised

Weatherly, Jeffrey N.; Miller, Joseph C.; Montes, Kevin S.; Rost, Chase

doi:10.1007/s10899-011-9275-8

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“…Future research should investigate the process of change within maintaining behavioral functions of video game play. The current findings are consistent with research on other addictive behaviors (e.g., pathological gambling) ( Weatherly, Miller, Montes, & Rost, 2012 ; Weatherly, Miller, & Terrell, 2011 ). Weatherly et al.…”

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Measures of behavioral function predict duration of video game play: Utilization of the Video Game Functional Assessment – Revised

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BackgroundInternet gaming disorder (IGD) was introduced in the DSM-5 as a way of identifying and diagnosing problematic video game play. However, the use of the diagnosis is constrained, as it shares criteria with other addictive orders (e.g., pathological gambling).AimsFurther work is required to better understand IGD. One potential avenue of investigation is IGD’s relationship to the primary reinforcing behavioral functions. This study explores the relationship between duration of video game play and the reinforcing behavioral functions that may motivate or maintain video gaming.MethodsA total of 499 video game players began the online survey, with complete data from 453 participants (85% white and 28% female), were analyzed. Individuals were placed into five groups based on self-reported hours of video gaming per week, and completed the Video Game Functional Assessment – Revised (VGFA-R).ResultsThe results demonstrated the escape and social attention function were significant in predicting duration of video game play, whereas sensory and tangible were not significant.ConclusionFuture implications of the VGFA-R and behaviorally based research are discussed.

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Measures of behavioral function predict duration of video game play: Utilization of the Video Game Functional Assessment – Revised

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“…No items are reverse coded. Research has shown that the internal consistency of the GFA-R is high [10]. GFA-R scores have also been shown to have good temporal reliability ( r = 0.80 at four weeks and r = 0.81 at 12 weeks [10]).…”

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“…Original research [2] reported that the SOGS had high internal consistency ( α = 0.97), and subsequent research has reported that it has fair ( α = 0.69, [17]) to good ( α = 0.81, [20]) internal consistency. Research has also shown that the SOGS has good temporal reliability ( r = 0.89 at four weeks and r = 0.67 at 12 weeks [10]).…”

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“…However, gambling as an escape, but not gambling for positive reinforcement, was strongly predictive of potential gambling problems as measured by scores on the SOGS. Subsequent research with the GFA-R has replicated both of these findings [10, 12]. It has likewise shown that endorsing gambling as an escape is associated with both executive function and emotional regulation deficits that have been linked to gambling problems [13].…”

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“…Weatherly et al [9] reported that the GFA-R had sound psychometric properties and cleanly parsed those two contingencies. Likewise, Weatherly et al [10] demonstrated that the GFA-R displayed good temporal reliability and internal consistency. Overall, the research to date suggests that the psychometric properties of the GFA-R are superior to the original GFA.…”

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The Relationship between Endorsing Gambling as an Escape and the Display of Gambling Problems

Weatherly

2013

Journal of Addiction

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Previous research has reported a strong relationship between endorsing gambling as an escape and problem/pathological gambling as measured by the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS). The present study recruited 249 university students to complete the Gambling Functional Assessment-Revised (GFA-R), which measures the function of the respondent's gambling, as well as the SOGS and the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI), which was designed to identify gambling problems in the general population. Endorsing gambling as an escape on the GFA-R was again predictive of SOGS scores. The function of one's gambling was also predictive of the respondents' PGSI scores, but whether gambling for positive reinforcement or as an escape was the significant predictor differed between male and female respondents. Scores on the GFA-R subscales also accounted for a significant amount of variance in PGSI scores above and beyond that accounted for by SOGS scores. The present results support the idea that both practitioners and researchers should be interested in the function of an individual's gambling as well as the presence or the absence of pathology. They also suggest that differences in the function of gambling might also exist between the sexes.

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Validating the Gambling Functional Assessment—Revised in a United Kingdom Sample

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The gambling functional assessment-revised (GFA-R) was designed to assess whether the respondent's gambling was maintained by positive reinforcement or escape. The present study attempted to validate the GFA-R's psychometric properties using United Kingdom (UK) university students and to compare the results to those from a sample of American university students. Two hundred seventy four UK students completed the GFA-R, and 153 also completed the South Oaks gambling screen (SOGS). Two hundred one United States (US) university students completed both measures. A confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the original model of the GFA-R provided an excellent fit for the UK data and internal consistency was high. These outcomes were similar, if not superior, to those from the US sample. SOGS scores strongly correlated with GFA-R escape subscale scores in both samples, replicating previous results. These findings indicate that the GFA-R is a valid measure for use in the UK, which is potentially useful to both practitioners and researchers. They also suggest that the strong relationship between endorsing gambling as an escape and measures of disordered gambling may be ubiquitous.

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Assessing the Reliability of the Gambling Functional Assessment: Revised

Cited by 17 publications

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Measures of behavioral function predict duration of video game play: Utilization of the Video Game Functional Assessment – Revised

Measures of behavioral function predict duration of video game play: Utilization of the Video Game Functional Assessment – Revised

The Relationship between Endorsing Gambling as an Escape and the Display of Gambling Problems

Validating the Gambling Functional Assessment—Revised in a United Kingdom Sample

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