Is gambling involvement a confounding variable for the relationship between Internet gambling and gambling problem severity?

The authors examined the acceptability ratings of positive reinforcement procedures recommended to parents seen in a pediatric behavior management outpatient clinic. Parental ratings of acceptability were obtained in the clinic and 1, 3, and 6 months following their initial clinic visit. Acceptability variables were examined by group (parents who rated the acceptability of treatments as high vs. low) and by severity (parents who rated their children's behavior problem as severe vs. mild). The relationship between these variables and reported compliance was also examined. Results show that the acceptability variables were useful in differentiating between parents who rated treatments to be more acceptable and parents who rated treatments to be less acceptable. Differences were also observed as a function of behavior problem severity. Significant correlations occurred between acceptability variables and compliance at each of the follow-up points. Results are discussed in relation to the clinical significance of these findings and the impetus they might serve for future research.

Download Full-text

Health/Functioning Characteristics, Gambling Behaviors, and Gambling-Related Motivations in Adolescents Stratified by Gambling Problem Severity: Findings from a High School Survey

American Journal on Addictions ◽

10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00180.x ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 20 (6) ◽

pp. 495-508 ◽

Cited By ~ 56

Author(s):

Sarah W. Yip ◽

Rani A. Desai ◽

Marvin A. Steinberg ◽

Loreen Rugle ◽

Dana A. Cavallo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Gambling Problem ◽

Health Functioning ◽

Gambling Behaviors ◽

School Survey ◽

Problem Severity

Download Full-text

Psychometric Evaluation of the NORC Diagnostic Screen for Gambling Problems (NODS) for the Assessment of DSM-5 Gambling Disorder

10.21203/rs.3.rs-1162355/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Brad W. Brazeau ◽

David C. Hodgins

Keyword(s):

Diagnostic Criteria ◽

Gambling Disorder ◽

Principal Component ◽

Self Report ◽

Gambling Problem ◽

Gambling Problems ◽

Dsm 5 ◽

Diagnostic Threshold ◽

Icd 10 ◽

Problem Severity

Abstract The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) Diagnostic Screen for Gambling Problems (NODS) is one of the most used outcome measures in gambling intervention trials. However, a screen based on DSM-5 gambling disorder criteria has yet to be developed or validated since the DSM-5 release in 2013. This omission is possibly because the criteria for gambling disorder only underwent minor changes from DSM-IV to DSM-5: the diagnostic threshold was reduced from 5 to 4 criteria, and the illegal activity criterion was removed. Validation of a measure that captures these changes is still warranted. The current study examined the psychometric properties of an online self-report past-year adaptation of the NODS based on DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for gambling disorder. Additionally, the new NODS was evaluated for how well it identifies ICD-10 pathological gambling. A diverse sample of participants (N = 959) was crowdsourced via Amazon’s TurkPrime. Internal consistency and one-week test-retest reliability were good. High correlations (r = .74–.77) with other measures of gambling problem severity were observed in addition to moderate correlations (r = .21–.36) with related but distinct constructs (e.g., gambling expenditures, time spent gambling, other addictive behaviours). All nine of the DSM-5 criteria loaded positively on one principal component, which accounted for 40% of the variance. Classification accuracy (i.e., sensitivity, specificity, predictive power) was generally very good with respect to the PGSI and ICD-10 diagnostic criteria. Future validation studies are encouraged to establish a gold standard measurement of gambling problem severity.

Download Full-text

Internet Gambling Addiction

Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-0315-8.ch062 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 735-753 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Daria J. Kuss ◽

Mark Griffiths

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Structural Characteristics ◽

Internet Gambling ◽

The Internet ◽

Addictive Behaviors ◽

Problem Gamblers ◽

Per Se ◽

Ease Of Access ◽

The Relationship

As the Internet offers a new venue for gambling, the risks for engaging in pathological behaviors are potentially increased. In light of this, a systematic literature review was conducted in order to shed further light on the relationship between gambling on the Internet and possible addiction by assessing Internet gambling in general and addictive gambling on the Internet specifically. Based on previous research, it is argued that a combination of individual, situational, and structural characteristics determine whether and to what extent individuals engage in Internet gambling. The results suggest that there are more problem gamblers on the Internet than in land-based venues. A reason for this may be the structural characteristics of the Internet inherent to this technology, namely availability, ease of access, anonymity, and convenience. In conclusion, however, the Internet cannot be claimed to be addictive per sé, but rather to facilitate the engagement in addictive behaviors, including gambling.

Download Full-text