Psychometric Properties of the Italian Versions of the Gambling Urge Scale (GUS) and the Gambling Refusal Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (GRSEQ)

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ID15440939
AuthorsPaolo Iliceto (0000-0002-6572-0768, corresponding author), Emanuele Fino (0000-0002-5095-6014, Aston University), Mauro Schiavella (University of Milano-Bicocca), Tian P S Oei (0000-0001-9041-8803, The University of Queensland)
Year2019
Volume19
Issue1
Pages207-226
Publication date2019-12-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Mental Health and Addiction (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1557-1874 • E-ISSN: 1557-1882
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s11469-019-00167-1
OpenAlexW2995782977
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited26

Gambling urges and gambling refusal self-efficacy beliefs play a major role in the development and maintenance of problem gambling. This study aimed to translate the Gambling Urge Scale (GUS) and the Gambling Refusal Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (GRSEQ) from English to Italian (GUS-I, GRSEQ-I) and to test their factor structure, internal consistency, construct validity, concurrent validity, and gender differences in 513 individuals from the Italian community. Factor structure and construct validity were tested through Confirmatory Factor Analysis, internal consistency through Cronbach’s alpha, concurrent validity through correlations with gambling-related cognitions (GRCS-I), probable pathological gambling (SOGS-I), and gambling functioning (GFA-R-I). Results confirmed that the 6 items of the GUS-I load highly on one dimension of Gambling Urge, and each of the 26 items of the GRSEQ-I load highly on their relevant sub-dimension, among the following: situations/thoughts, drugs, positive emotions, negative emotions. Both scales are internally consistent and show concurrent validity with gambling-related cognitions, probable pathological gambling, and gambling functioning. Males score higher than females at the GUS-I; females score higher than males at the GRSEQ-I. The findings from the present study suggest that the GUS-I and the GRSEQ-I are internally consistent and valid scales for the assessment of gambling urges and gambling refusal self-efficacy in Italian individuals from the community, with significant repercussions in terms of assessment, prevention, and intervention

Concurrent validity · Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct (python library · Construct validity · Cronbach's alpha · Developmental psychology · Health psychology · Internal consistency · Psychometrics · Public health · Scale (ratio · Structural equation modeling · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

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