Validation of a Swedish translation of the gamblers’ beliefs questionnaire

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ID21621649
AuthorsMikael Mide (0000-0002-1269-7533, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, corresponding author), Patrik Karlemon (0000-0001-8055-7666, University of Gothenburg), Anna Söderpalm Gordh (0000-0001-9432-6551, Sahlgrenska University Hospital)
Year2023
Volume42
Issue18
Pages15156-15168
Publication date2023-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCurrent Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s12144-021-02508-7
OpenAlexW4211227069
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited49

The 20-item Gamblers’ Beliefs Questionnaire (GBQ) is used to identify cognitive distortions commonly had by gamblers. There is a great need for psychometrically validated instruments for both treatment and research purposes in the field of gambling addiction in Sweden. The purpose of this study was to validate a Swedish translation of the GBQ by assessing internal consistency, convergent validity, known-groups validity, the two-factor structure of the GBQ, and scaling success. The GBQ was translated into Swedish (GBQ-SE) and validated in a sample of 402 Swedish speaking women (47.9%) and men (52.1%) between 18–86 years, representing undergraduates, a working population, and people with current or historical gambling problems. The GBQ-SE showed excellent internal consistency and moderate relationships with instruments of problem gambling severity. We also showed that problem gamblers tend to endorse more gambling related distortions than non-problem gamblers by finding a significantly higher level of cognitive distortions in the problem gambler group. We were not able to confirm the two-factor structure in our sample. When assessing scaling success an overlap for eight of twenty of the items between the subscales was found. We conclude that the GBQ-SE is valid as a general instrument of gambling related cognitive distortions. It can be used to aid in treatment planning with gambling addicted clients, to evaluate treatment outcome, and for research purposes

Addiction · Cognition · Convergent validity · Internal consistency · Population · Psychiatry · Psychometrics · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

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