| Title |
20 Questions of Gamblers Anonymous: A Psychometric Study with Population of Spain
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Gambling Studies, March 1998
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| DOI | 10.1023/a:1023033924960 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
María Prieto Ursua, Luis Llavona Uribelarrea |
| Abstract |
The authors present a psychometric study of the questionnaire proposed by the Gamblers Anonymous organization for the self-assessment of problem gambling. The study was carried out in Spain with two samples: one of 127 problem gamblers (mean age: 41.67; sex: 78.7% men; mean duration of the problem: 5 years) and the other of 142 social gamblers (mean age: 38.46; sex: 60% men). The questionnaire was self-applied, in the presence of one of the investigators in case any doubts arose. The results indicate that it is a good screening instrument, with high reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.94), good covergent validity (the correlation with the SOGS questionnaire is high (r = 0.94; p < 0.001)), good factorial validity (the questionnaire's structure is unidimensional and coherent (just one factor explains more than 50% of the variance)), and its discriminative power is high (diagnostic efficacy = 98.88%). The study offers a comparative analysis of this instrument with other measures of problem gambling, emphasizing its extraordinary performance. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 13 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Professor | 3 | 23% |
| Researcher | 3 | 23% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 8% |
| Librarian | 1 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 3 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 5 | 38% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 23% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 4 | 31% |
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