title: [The Hungarian version of the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI-HU)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The growing availability of gambling is accompanied by the increased level of gambling related problems. As result, reliable and valid measurement tools that could quickly identify problem/pathological gambling are necessary. The goal of the study was the psychometric evaluation of the Hungarian version of Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI-HU) as well as the presentation of the first data gained by this instrument.
  
  
  METHODS
  The administration of the instrument was conducted in Budapest on an adult sample. The sample (N=777) was recruited in lottery stores and other gambling venues. The sample consisted of 466 males and 311 females. The structural validation of the instrument was executed by confirmatory factor analysis and the concurrent validation was tested with the South Oaks Gambling Screen.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The instrument's psychometric properties are appropriate. The majority of the sample (61.6%) is considered as non-problem gambler; 20.2 % of the sample is in the low-problem group; 11.8% is in the moderate level problem gambler category and 6.3% could be considered as pathological gambler. The results of the assessment of the concurrent validity indicate strong significant correlation among the PGSI and SOGS (r=0.802; p<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The PGSI-HU is a valid and reliable instrument to identify problem and pathological gambling. The measure is recommended to be used both in clinical and research settings due to its appropriate properties.
authors.affiliation: ELTE Pszichologiai Doktori Iskola, Budapest, Hungary, E-mail: demetrovics@t-online.hu.
authors.forename: Agoston
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gyollai
authors.forename: Róbert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Urbán
authors.forename: Judit
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Farkas
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kun
authors.forename: Gyöngyi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kökönyei
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eisinger
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magi
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Demetrovics
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016739:Behavior, Addictive; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires