Validation of the French Version of the Marijuana Craving Questionnaire (MCQ) Generates a Two-Factor Model

Chauchard, Emeline; Goutaudier, Nelly; Heishman, Stephen J.; Gorelick, David A.; Chabrol, Henri

doi:10.3109/00952990.2014.984069

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“…Three (Items 7, 8, and 9) were part of the original GACS factor, relief, and one (Item 5) was part of the original GACS factor, desire (Young et al, 2009). Notably, these two factors, Intention and desire to gamble and Relief from negative affect, are consistent with those previously reported in studies that used the QSU (Tiffany et al, 1991) in samples of cigarette smokers (e.g., Toll, Katulak, & McKee, 2006) and marijuana consumers (Chauchard et al, 2015). This consistency in results between the present study and these studies is important because the GACS items are directly inspired from the QSU items.…”

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“…An EFA with principal axis factoring was thus performed to explore the structure of the scale. Oblique rotation (Promax) was used to allow factors to correlate and to increase their interpretability, which is similar to the strategy generally used for multidimensional craving and/or urge scales (e.g., Chauchard, Goutaudier, Heishman, Gorelick, & Chabrol, 2015; Young et al, 2009). Two widely used criteria were applied to determine the number of nontrivial factors to be retained: (a) eigenvalues greater than 1.00 and (b) the scree test (Cattell, 1966).…”

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Probing gambling urge as a state construct: Evidence from a sample of community gamblers.

Canale

Cornil

Giroux

et al. 2019

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Little effort has been made to systematically test the psychometric properties of the Gambling Craving Scale (GACS; Young & Wohl, 2009). The GACS is adapted from the Questionnaire on Smoking Urges (Tiffany & Drobes, 1991) and thus measures gambling-related urge. Crucially, the validation of scales assessing gambling urge is complex because this construct is better conceptualized as a state (a transient and contextdetermined phenomenon). In the present study, we tested the psychometric properties of the French version of the GACS with 2 independent samples of community gamblers following an induction procedure delivered through an audio-guided imagery sequence aimed at promoting gambling urge. This procedure was specifically used to ensure the assessment of gambling urge as a state variable. Participants also completed measures of gambling severity, gambling cognitions and motives, impulsivity, and affect. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the original 3-factor solution (anticipation, desire, relief) did not fit the data well. Additional exploratory factor analysis suggested instead a 2-factor solution: an intention and desire to gamble dimension and a relief dimension. The factorial structure resulting from the exploratory factor analysis was tested with confirmatory factor analysis in a second independent sample, resulting in an acceptable fit. The 2 dimensions presented good internal reliability and correlated differentially with the other study's variables. The current study showed that, similar to what has been reported for substance-related urges, gambling urges are adequately probed with a bidimensional model. The findings suggest that the French GACS has good psychometric properties, legitimizing its use in research and clinical practice.

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Probing gambling urge as a state construct: Evidence from a sample of community gamblers.

Canale

Cornil

Giroux

et al. 2019

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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“…The first family is composed of 13 original instruments [27,29,31–46] and 52 variations or translations [34,47–107] inspired by the QSU [27], the first validated multi‐dimensional craving assessment instrument. These instruments are self‐report questionnaires composed of 7‐point Likert scales.…”

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Measuring craving: A systematic review and mapping of assessment instruments. What about sexual craving?

Miele

Cabé

et al. 2023

Addiction

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Background and aimsCraving is central in the definition of addictive disorders because of its diagnostic and prognostic value. Its measurement is essential in clinical practice. Previous reviews provided a better overview of existing instruments; however, they do not consider emerging substances and behaviors such as sexual addictions. Our objectives were threefold: (1) to provide a systematic review of craving assessment instruments and their psychometric characteristics within a transdiagnostic approach, (2) to highlight and map their conceptual relationships and (3) to identify potential sexual craving assessment instruments.MethodsThe review was conducted using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) methodology. The PubMed, Embase, PsychInfo and Cochrane/Central databases were searched for publications that met the following inclusion criterion: validation studies of craving assessment instruments, regardless of target substance or behavior. The original search identified 4561 references and included 147 articles. Each selected study was a peer‐reviewed publication.ResultsThis review provides a synthesis of the psychometric properties of 36 original instruments and identified 93 variations of these instruments (e.g. translations). We were able to highlight five transdiagnostic families of instruments, each corresponding to a conceptual model. Only one instrument for assessing craving in the domain of compulsive sexual behavior, focused on pornography use, has been identified: the Pornography Craving Questionnaire.ConclusionThis review mapped all craving assessment instruments from a transdiagnostic perspective, finding 36 original instruments and 93 variations. The evolution of instruments to measure craving mirrors the evolution of the concept of craving which has progressively integrated cognitive, conditioning and sensory dimensions, and attests to the importance of the context of assessment. Development of an instrument to measure ‘sexual craving’ is needed and could be based on the data from our review.

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“…Finalmente, se llevó a cabo una prueba piloto con 30 personas dependientes de la marihuana, quienes estaban hospitalizadas para el manejo de la dependencia química. Por su parte, Chauchard et al (2015) llevaron a cabo la validación del cuestionario en Francia. Estos autores realizaron el análisis factorial confirmatorio y exploratorio, revisiones de consistencia interna con Alfa de Cronbach y correlaciones inter-elementos.…”

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Adaptación cultural del Cuestionario de Deseo de Marihuana (MCQ-12) para población colombiana

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Rivera

Zapata

2021

cuad.hispanoam.psicol

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El objetivo de la presente investigación fue llevar a cabo la primera fase de la adaptación cultural del Cuestionario de Deseo de Marihuana (MCQ-12) para muestras colombianas. Este estudio es de tipo cuantitativo e instrumental. Inicialmente, se realizó un proceso de traducción al español por parte de cinco psicólogos, seguido de una comparación de las mismas, la elaboración de una única versión, su traducción inversa al inglés y una verificación semántica con una filóloga. Esta versión se sometió a la validación por jueces y se obtuvo un índice de validez de contenido total de 0.84. Así mismo, se identificó que 10 de los 12 ítems se ajustan al mínimo de totalidad en validez de contenido. En conclusión, esta versión del MCQ-12 muestra adecuados índices de validez de contenido y resulta ser una adaptación cultural que puede ser aplicada en muestras clínicas colombianas.

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Validation of the French Version of the Marijuana Craving Questionnaire (MCQ) Generates a Two-Factor Model

Cited by 7 publications

References 38 publications

Probing gambling urge as a state construct: Evidence from a sample of community gamblers.

Probing gambling urge as a state construct: Evidence from a sample of community gamblers.

Measuring craving: A systematic review and mapping of assessment instruments. What about sexual craving?

Adaptación cultural del Cuestionario de Deseo de Marihuana (MCQ-12) para población colombiana

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