Development of the online problem gaming behavior index: a new scale based on actual problem gambling behavior rather than the consequences of it

Auer, M, Ricijas, N, Kranzelic, V and Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, 2024. Development of the online problem gaming behavior index: a new scale based on actual problem gambling behavior rather than the consequences of it. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 47 (1), pp. 81-92. ISSN 0163-2787

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Abstract

Many items in current problem gambling screens focus on negative consequences of gambling and gambling-related harms. However, few problem gambling screens comprise items that are totally based on actual gambling behavior such as gambling duration, gambling frequency, or gambling late at night. The aim of the present study was to develop and validate the 12-item Online Problem Gambling Behavior Index (OPGBI). A total of 10,000 online Croatian gamblers were administered the OPGBI alongside the nine-item Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI), as well as questions regarding types of gambling engaged in and socio-demographic factors. The 12 OPGBI items mainly concern actual gambling behavior. The correlation between OPGBI and PGSI was highly significant (r = 0.68). Three latent factors in the OPGBI were identified (gambling behavior, limit setting, communication with operator). The three factors all significantly correlated with the PGSI score (R 2-= 51.8%). The fact that pure gambling behavior related items explained over 50% of the PGSI score strengthens the idea that player tracking could be an important approach in identifying problem gambling.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Evaluation and the Health Professions
Creators:	Auer, M., Ricijas, N., Kranzelic, V. and Griffiths, M.D.
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Date:	March 2024
Volume:	47
Number:	1
ISSN:	0163-2787
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1177/01632787231179460 DOI 1766461 Other
Rights:	© The Author(s) 2023. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	31 May 2023 09:54
Last Modified:	28 Feb 2024 16:10
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/49095

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