Psychometric Properties of the Inventory of Gambling Situations With a Focus on Gender and Age Differences

Weiss, Lindsay; Petry, Nancy M.

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“…Given limited data on the role of other psychiatric conditions in gambling treatments, more research is needed in this area (Winters & Kushner, 2003), and the IGS may help guide a better understanding of these issues. Interesting, in both this and a prior report (Weiss & Petry, 2008), psychiatric symptoms were unrelated to gambling in response to social situations, suggesting that gambling in social contexts is unrelated to severity of psychiatric problems.…”

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“…We expected that a similar factor structure would emerge as in the original sample of pathological gamblers to whom it was administered (Weiss & Petry, 2008). We also assessed convergent validity of the IGS by correlating scores with other measures of gambling and psychosocial problems in these problem and pathological gamblers who were seeking substance abuse treatment.…”

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The Inventory of Gambling Situations in problem and pathological gamblers seeking alcohol and drug abuse treatment.

Petry

Rash²,

Blanco³

2010

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

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Identifying situations in which individuals gamble may be important for developing or improving treatments, but few instruments exist for examining high-risk gambling situations. This study evaluated the factor structure of the Inventory of Gambling Situations (IGS), an instrument that assesses situations that may lead to gambling episodes. Individuals seeking alcohol and drug abuse treatment who were identified as problem or pathological gamblers (N = 283) completed the IGS, and principal component analysis revealed a 4-factor solution best fit the data; the factors represented items related to Negative Affect, Positive Affect, Gambling Cues, and Social Situations. Across the whole scale, Cronbach’s alpha was 0.97, ranging from 0.83 to 0.96 for the four factors. IGS total scores correlated with other indices of gambling problems, including number of pathological gambling criteria endorsed and frequency and intensity of gambling. Race, education, and severity of psychiatric, drug and alcohol problems were significantly predictive of some factor scores. Specifically, African Americans were more likely to gamble in response to Negative Affect situations than Caucasians, and education was inversely associated with wagering in response to Gambling Cues. Psychiatric symptoms were predictive of gambling in response to both Positive and Negative Affect situations and Gambling Cues. Severity of drug and alcohol problems were related to gambling in Social Situations. Results from this study indicate that the IGS has good psychometric properties and suggest areas in which intervention efforts may be tailored to prevent or treat gambling problems among individuals seeking substance abuse treatment.

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The Inventory of Gambling Situations in problem and pathological gamblers seeking alcohol and drug abuse treatment.

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Blanco³

2010

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“…In contrast, those with poorer social support networks may have more severe problems, along with more pronounced difficulties along a number of dimensions (3,6). Poor social support may also be a factor in relapse, as negative affect (depressed mood, boredom) is a strong precipitant of gambling episodes among pathological gamblers seeking treatment (7,8) and among substance abusers (9). …”

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Social Support is Associated with Gambling Treatment Outcomes in Pathological Gamblers

Petry

Weiss

2009

Am J Addict

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Poor social support is a contributory factor in development of addictive disorders, but it has rarely been evaluated in pathological gamblers. This study examined social support in pathological gamblers and its relationship with treatment outcomes. Low baseline social support was associated with increased severity of gambling, family, and psychiatric problems and poorer post-treatment outcomes. Further, social support assessed post-treatment was significantly related to severity of gambling problems at the 12-month follow-up. These findings demonstrate that social support plays an important role in moderating outcomes, and enhancing social support may be an important aspect of effective gambling treatments.

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“…However, we recently discovered that another group of authors (Weiss and Petry 2008; Petry et al 2010), have already used the name IGS. To avoid confusion we have added CAMH to the name.…”

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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Inventory of Gambling Situations: Evaluation of the Factor Structure, Reliability, and External Correlations

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Littman-Sharp

Toneatto

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Int J Ment Health Addiction

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The development and evaluation of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Inventory of Gambling Situations (CAMH-IGS) is described. The CAMH-IGS is based on a cognitive-behavioural approach to addiction that sees excessive gambling as a pattern of behaviour which is learned, and which can be changed. The CAMH-IGS is designed to determine the patterns of behaviour, thoughts or feelings which may trigger problematic gambling, with the goal of developing tailored treatment and relapse-prevention approaches for clients. The information can be used in treatment planning. A sample of 524 gamblers that included 323 problem and probable pathological gamblers was used to evaluate the factor structure, reliability, and external correlations of the CAMH-IGS. The results show that the CAMH-IGS consists of 10 internally reliable subscales that can identify individual differences between clients.

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Psychometric Properties of the Inventory of Gambling Situations With a Focus on Gender and Age Differences

Cited by 54 publications

References 30 publications

The Inventory of Gambling Situations in problem and pathological gamblers seeking alcohol and drug abuse treatment.

The Inventory of Gambling Situations in problem and pathological gamblers seeking alcohol and drug abuse treatment.

Social Support is Associated with Gambling Treatment Outcomes in Pathological Gamblers

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Inventory of Gambling Situations: Evaluation of the Factor Structure, Reliability, and External Correlations

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