The Lie/Bet Questionnaire for Screening Pathological Gamblers: A Follow-up Study

Johnson, Edward E.; Hamer, Robert M.; Nora, Rena M.

doi:10.2466/pr0.1998.83.3f.1219

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“…As in 1997 the validation of the Lie/Bet Questionnaire found the instrument to be highly accurate in its identification of pathological gamblers. The predictive patterns of the Lie/Bet Questionnaire were found to be similar for both males and females, and the prevalence of pathological gambling was found to be significantly greater among males (Johnson et al 1998). In sum, the screen was not only highly likely to correctly identify those with a gambling problem, but perhaps more important if using a screening instrument in an environment where funding may be an issue, it was even more accurate in identifying those who did not need unnecessary further intervention.…”

Section: The Lie/bet Instrumentmentioning

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Use of a Short Gambling Screen with an Arrestee Population: A Feasibility Study

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Lieberman

2011

J Gambl Stud

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Problem gamblers have been disproportionally found among prisoners. This study sought to (1) demonstrate if a short screening instrument (Lie/Bet Questionnaire) can expeditiously identify problem gamblers during the initial Criminal Justice System stage, and (2) examine the relationships between problem gambling and criminality among arrestees. Surveys were conducted with 959 inmates (from 1,445 approached) at a Central Booking Facility in Tampa, Florida. Among those surveyed, 81% were male with average age of 32.9. Ethnic distribution of those surveyed was Blacks (35.8%), Whites (43.3%), Hispanics (19.3%), Others (2.4%). Sixty-eight percent had completed trade school or less, 20% had some college and 12% were college graduates. Among those reporting gambling the year prior, 32.7% were problem gamblers according to the Lie/Bet. If including those who declined, the percent drops to a considerable 17.4% of the entire sample. Problem gamblers were significantly more likely to be charged with a drug or status crime, as well as being charged with a felony. Feasibility of screening inmates in an intake facility using the Lie/Bet Questionnaire was found. Furthermore, we found a need for gambling screening. Gambling courts should be considered.

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Section: The Lie/bet Instrumentmentioning

confidence: 83%

Use of a Short Gambling Screen with an Arrestee Population: A Feasibility Study

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Lieberman

2011

J Gambl Stud

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“…In consideration of the high internal consistency of the CSPG (a = 0.93), and its demonstrated ability to detect positive cases of gambling problems while rejecting negative cases, the scale appears to be useful as a preliminary diagnostic screen. It may be a useful alternative to other short-scales (cf., Johnson et al 1998;Sullivan 2007;Blaszczynski et al 2008), because it does not ask potentially confrontational questions about gambling-related symptoms. In addition, the scale may prove useful as a research instrument to examine the relationship between consumption and gambling harm.…”

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Validation of the Consumption Screen for Problem Gambling (CSPG)

Rockloff

2011

J Gambl Stud

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A 3 item screen for problem gambling was developed based on a conceptual analogue of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test--Consumption (Bush et al. in Arch Intern Med 158:1789-1795, 1998); a brief screen that measures consumption rather than harm. Data were collected from an email panel survey of 588 men and 810 women (n = 1,398) across all states in Australia. Respondents indicated their consumption of gambling products using the 3 items of the new Consumption Screen for Problem Gambling (CSPG). Receiver Operating Characteristics curve analysis was used to analyze the performance of the new items relative to the Problem Gambling Severity Index (Ferris and Wynne in The Canadian problem gambling index: Final report, 2001). Results show a 98% probability that the CSPG score for a randomly chosen positive case of problem gambling will exceed the score for a randomly chosen negative case. In addition, a score of 4+ on the CSPG identified all 14 cases of Problem Gambling correctly, while only 7.3% of non-problem gamblers had scores of 4+ (sensitivity = 100%; specificity = 92.7%). Lastly, only 3.0% of respondents without any gambling problems had CSPG scores of 4+. The current study suggests that the CSPG, a brief consumption-based measure for gambling products, can quickly and accurately identify people who are likely to be experiencing gambling problems.

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“…Multiple (30) contact attempts are made before the subject is considered a non-respondent (Ramstedt 2010). From April 2012 until May 2013 all participants (n = 19,530) were also screened for risk gambling using the Lie/Bet questionnaire (Johnson et al 1997). A previous study concludes that the Lie/ Bet instrument showed both high sensitivity (.92) and specificity (.96) for screening problem and pathological gamblers in a community sample (Götestam et al 2004).…”

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Gambling Motives in a Representative Swedish Sample of Risk Gamblers

2016

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Motives for gambling have been shown to be associated with gambling involvement, and hence important in the understanding of the etiology of problem gambling. The aim of this study was to describe differences in gambling motives in different subgroups of lifetime risk gamblers, categorized by: age, gender, alcohol- and drug habits and type of game preferred, when considering the level of risk gambling. A random Swedish sample (n = 19,530) was screened for risk gambling, using the Lie/Bet questionnaire. The study sample (n = 257) consisted of the respondents screening positive on Lie/Bet and completing a postal questionnaire about gambling and motives for gambling (measured with the NODS-PERC and the RGQ respectively). When considering the level of risk gambling, motives for gambling were not associated with gender, whereas younger persons gambled for the challenge more often than did older participants. Card/Casino and Sport gamblers played to a greater extent for social and challenge reasons then did Lotto/Bingo-gamblers. EGM-gamblers played more for coping reasons than did Lotto/Bingo gamblers. However, this association turned non-significant when considering the level of risk gambling. Moderate risk gamblers played for the challenge and coping reasons to a greater extent than low risk gamblers motives for gambling differ across subgroups of preferred game and between gamblers with low and moderate risk. The level of risk gambling is intertwined with motives for gambling and should be considered when examining gambling reasons.

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The Lie/Bet Questionnaire for Screening Pathological Gamblers: A Follow-up Study

Cited by 120 publications

References 10 publications

Use of a Short Gambling Screen with an Arrestee Population: A Feasibility Study

Use of a Short Gambling Screen with an Arrestee Population: A Feasibility Study

Validation of the Consumption Screen for Problem Gambling (CSPG)

Gambling Motives in a Representative Swedish Sample of Risk Gamblers

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