The validity and reliability of four measures of gambling behaviour in a sample of Singapore University students.
The primary aim of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of measures for detecting problem gamblers for use with university students in a Singapore context. The four instruments commonly used in gambling research, the DSM-IV, GA-20, SOGS and CPGI were administered to a sample of students (n = 193) from a representative cross section of faculties from one university. The CPGI was found to be the most reliable (alpha = 0.922) and valid in terms of construct validity as demonstrated by factor analysis. Despite being a lengthy instrument it is recommended that future studies such as randomized controlled trials of problem gambling interventions in Singapore adopt a modified version of the CPGI, made simpler and easier to use with fewer items and more appropriate terminology.
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David
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Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. nurdga@nus.edu.sg
Tong
Wai Leng
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Chen
Chia Pei
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Hing
Ai Yun
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Sagara-Rosemeyer
Miharu
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Kua
Ee Heok
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Ignacio
Jeanette
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D000328:Adult; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires