Cross-Cultural Validation of the Gambling Pathways Questionnaire (GPQ): A Collaborative Approach to Measurement
Session Title
Session 1-4-A: Methods in Problem Gambling Research
Presentation Type
Event
Location
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Start Date
28-5-2019 3:30 PM
End Date
28-5-2019 4:55 PM
Disciplines
Clinical Psychology | Social Work
Abstract
ABSTRACT:
The Gambling Pathways Questionnaire (GPQ; Nower & Blaszczynski, 2017) is a 48-item screening instrument, designed to identify etiological risk factors that may go unidentified in treatment but may adversely impact recovery. Researchers in multiple jurisdictions worldwide have undertaken to validate and use the GPQ with culturally diverse groups in partnership with the original authors. This presentation will: 1) provide an overview of the development and validation of the GPQ and initial considerations in designing measures for worldwide administration; and 2) detail the validation of the Italian version of the GPQ, which was administered to 490 treatment-seeking problem gamblers who attended treatment units in Italy (84% males; mean age = 43.77 years, SD=13.25; range = from 18 to 76). Results from the study confirmed the original six-factor structure and three pathways, as well as the reliability of the total scale and subscales. Collaborative solutions to cultural challenges will be discussed.
IMPLICATIONS:
Screening tools for gambling are rarely developed with worldwide generalizability in mind. Replicating the collaborative approach of this cross-cultural collaboration with other instruments should increase the overall validity and application of gambling screening tools and aid in standardizing measurement in studies across jurisdictions.
Keywords
Problem gambling, gambling disorder, etiological sub-typing, screening, assessment, treatment
Funding Sources
This project was supported by a grant from the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre, now Gambling Research Exchange Ontario
Competing Interests
The authors have no financial or non-financial competing interests with this project over the last three years.
Cross-Cultural Validation of the Gambling Pathways Questionnaire (GPQ): A Collaborative Approach to Measurement
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
ABSTRACT:
The Gambling Pathways Questionnaire (GPQ; Nower & Blaszczynski, 2017) is a 48-item screening instrument, designed to identify etiological risk factors that may go unidentified in treatment but may adversely impact recovery. Researchers in multiple jurisdictions worldwide have undertaken to validate and use the GPQ with culturally diverse groups in partnership with the original authors. This presentation will: 1) provide an overview of the development and validation of the GPQ and initial considerations in designing measures for worldwide administration; and 2) detail the validation of the Italian version of the GPQ, which was administered to 490 treatment-seeking problem gamblers who attended treatment units in Italy (84% males; mean age = 43.77 years, SD=13.25; range = from 18 to 76). Results from the study confirmed the original six-factor structure and three pathways, as well as the reliability of the total scale and subscales. Collaborative solutions to cultural challenges will be discussed.
IMPLICATIONS:
Screening tools for gambling are rarely developed with worldwide generalizability in mind. Replicating the collaborative approach of this cross-cultural collaboration with other instruments should increase the overall validity and application of gambling screening tools and aid in standardizing measurement in studies across jurisdictions.