The Gambling Urge Scale: Development, Confirmatory Factor Validation, and Psychometric Properties.

Raylu, Namrata; Oei, Tian P. S.

doi:10.1037/0893-164x.18.2.100

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“…The Gambling Urge Scale-Chinese Version (GUS-C; Oei, Lin, & Raylu, 2007b;Raylu & Oei, 2004). The 6-item questionnaire measured gambling urges, which has been found to be important in the maintenance of PG.…”

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Problem Gambling, Gambling Correlates, and Help-Seeking Attitudes in a Chinese Sample: An Empirical Evaluation

Loo¹,

Oei²,

Raylu³

2011

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There is an increasing consensus that problem gambling (PG) is a serious social issue among the Chinese, but little is known of the factors associated with PG among the Chinese using validated and improved PG measurements. This study examined the patterns of PG and the PG predictive ability of variables such as gambling-related cognitions, gambling urge, depression, anxiety, stress, and help-seeking attitudes among Chinese individuals living in Taiwan. The participants consisted of 801 Taiwanese Chinese student and community individuals (Mean age = 25.36 years). The prevalence of PG (Problem Gambling Severity Index; PGSI) and pathological gambling (South Oaks Gambling Screen; SOGS) are higher in this Taiwanese Chinese sample as compared with past prevalence research. Significant differences were found between PGSI groups (i.e., non-PG, low-risk, moderate-risk, and PG) in socio-demographic variables. Erroneous gambling-related cognitions and overall negative psychological states significantly predicted PG. In addition, interaction effects of gender, mediation effects, and the predictive ability of help-seeking attitudes were discussed. The findings of this study have important implications in the understanding of PG among the Chinese. Gambling-related cognitions and negative psychological states are important factors that should be addressed in intervention programs.

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Problem Gambling, Gambling Correlates, and Help-Seeking Attitudes in a Chinese Sample: An Empirical Evaluation

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Raylu³

2011

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“…A final score is generated as a total of the response to each item. Research into concurrent, predictive and criterion-related validity of the GUS suggest that it is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing gambling urges among treatment seeking problem gamblers ) and non-clinical or non-treatment seeking gamblers (Raylu & Oei, 2004b).…”

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“…Whilst not a diagnostic criterion for substance dependence, craving is stated to be experienced by 'most (if not all)' individuals with the disorder (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Similarly, urge states play an important role in gambling pathology (Raylu & Oei, 2004b) and have been proposed to increase during periods of psychological disturbances, such as depression and stress (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). The physiological state of gambling urge can arise from internal triggers (e.g.…”

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Does gender moderate the subjective measurement and structural paths in behavioural and cognitive aspects of gambling disorder in treatment-seeking adults?

Smith

Battersby

Harvey

2015

Addictive Behaviors

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'This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Smith D, Battersby M and Harvey P (2015) Does gender moderate the subjective measurement and structural paths in behavioural and cognitive aspects of gambling disorder in treatment-seeking adults? Addictive Abstract IntroductionGender differences have been observed in the pathogenesis of gambling disorder and gambling related urge and cognitions are predictive of relapse to problem gambling. A better understanding of these mechanisms concurrently may help in the development of more directed therapies. MethodsWe evaluated gender effects on behavioural and cognitive paths to gambling disorder from self-report data. Participants (N=454) were treatment-seeking problem gamblers on first presentation to a gambling therapy service between January 2012 and December 2014. We firstly investigated if aspects of gambling related urge, cognitions (interpretive bias and gambling expectancies) and gambling severity were more central to men than women.Subsequently, a full structural equation model tested if gender moderated behavioural and cognitive paths to gambling severity. ResultsMen (n=280, mean age=37.4 years, SD=11.4) were significantly younger than women (n=174, mean age=48.7 years, SD=12.9) (p< 0.001). There was no gender difference in conceptualising latent constructs of problem gambling severity, gambling related urge, interpretive bias and gambling expectancies. The paths for urge to gambling severity and interpretive bias to gambling severity were stronger for men than women and statistically significant (p < 0.001 and p = 0.004, respectively) whilst insignificant for women (p = 0.164 and p = 0.149, respectively). Structural paths for gambling expectancies to gambling severity were insignificant for both men and women. ConclusionThis study detected an important signal in terms of theoretical mechanisms to explaining gambling disorder and gender differences. It has implications for treatment development including relapse prevention.

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“…We also assessed gambling related cognitions with the gambling related cognitions scale (GRCS) (Raylu & Oei, 2004a), gambling urges with the gambling urge scale (GUS) (Raylu & Oei, 2004b), psychological distress using Kessler 10 (K10) (Andrews & Slade, 2001), and overall disability with the work and social adjustment scale (WSAS) (Mundt, Marks, Shear, & Greist, 2002). These secondary outcomes were a subset of those specified in the protocol, selected as most relevant for this report.…”

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Cognitive versus exposure therapy for problem gambling: Randomised controlled trial

Smith

Battersby

Harvey

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Behaviour Research and Therapy

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The Gambling Urge Scale: Development, Confirmatory Factor Validation, and Psychometric Properties.

Cited by 140 publications

References 34 publications

Problem Gambling, Gambling Correlates, and Help-Seeking Attitudes in a Chinese Sample: An Empirical Evaluation

Problem Gambling, Gambling Correlates, and Help-Seeking Attitudes in a Chinese Sample: An Empirical Evaluation

Does gender moderate the subjective measurement and structural paths in behavioural and cognitive aspects of gambling disorder in treatment-seeking adults?

Cognitive versus exposure therapy for problem gambling: Randomised controlled trial

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