scholarly journals Inconsistency between concept and measurement: The Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI)

2008 ◽  
pp. 157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Svetieva ◽  
Michael Walker
Keyword(s):  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Excessive Gambling ◽  
Core Concepts ◽  
Canadian Problem Gambling Index

"Problem" and "pathological" gambling represent core concepts that guide gambling research today. However, divergent interpretation of the relation between these terms is continually misguiding the measurement and interpretation of empirical data, and may cumulatively lead to larger-scale problems of conclusion and policy formulation over the next decade. This paper first attempts to unravel the conceptual muddle by outlining the trajectory of the usage of the two terms, from a period where both were dimensionally similar concepts firmly situated in the addiction model to a more recent conception, which takes the view that problem gambling is distinct and properly measured by focusing on the problems that excessive gambling may cause to individuals, families, and communities. We then aim to analyse and criticize the Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI) as a clear example of the confusion of paradigms, an index that defines problem gambling in the newer, problem-centred model, but continues to measure it with items reflecting the older, addiction-centred model. We argue that results obtained using the CPGI, much like those of its predecessors, will not adequately capture the notion of harm that underpins current definitions of problem gambling.

Pathological gambling and behavior addiction in adulthood

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 95-95
Author(s):  
L. Romo ◽  
A. Morvannou ◽  
N. Cheze ◽  
C. Legauffre ◽  
C. Lucas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young People ◽  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Professional Schools ◽  
Problematic Use ◽  
Young Adult Population ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Assessment Scales

Gambling behaviors of young adults may begin in adolescence and continue or even worsen in adulthood (Goudriaan et al., 2009).Even if the young adult population is not an homogeneous group, studies show that almost 5% of young people, against 1% in general population showed pathological gambling (Dyke, 2009)Our objective was to study the presence of problem gambling among a population of young adults in professional-schools.We included 629 people, average age 20 and 66.4% of men. We used a battery of assessment scales of consumption of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, pathological gambling, compulsive shopping, video games addiction, anxiety and depression.The results show a prevalence of 1.6% of young people with a score of pathological gambling in the Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI) and 7% with a score of problematic use.The findings regarding depression, anxiety and other dependencies will be discussed.

scholarly journals Gambling motives and symptoms of problem gambling in frequent slots players

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vance V. MacLaren ◽  
Kevin A. Harrigan ◽  
Michael Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Slot Machines ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Gambling Motives ◽  
Gambling Severity ◽  
Independent Effects ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Problem Or Pathological Gambling

Motives for gambling were examined among patrons of slots venues who reported playing electronic gaming machines at least weekly (N=849). According to scores on the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI), there were 331 (39.0%) participants at low risk, 330 (38.9%) at moderate risk, and 188 (22.1%) at high risk of Pathological Gambling. Scores on the Coping and Enhancement scales of the Gambling Motives Questionnaire (GMQ) had independent effects on PGSI scores. Cluster analysis of Coping and Enhancement scores identified Low Emotion Regulation (LER; n=189), Primarily Enhancement (PE; n=338), and Coping and Enhancement (CE; n=322) subtypes. More CE gamblers (80.1%) had PGSI scores that suggested problem or Pathological Gambling than the PE (56.8%) or LE (36.0%) subtypes. Gamblers who frequently play slot machines are at elevated risk of Pathological Gambling if they play slots as a means of self-regulating their negative emotional states.

Analyse de la structure factorielle et des qualités psychométriques de la version arabe de « Canadian Problem Gambling Index » (CPGI)

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. S144
Author(s):  
B. Zarrouq ◽  
J. El Hilaly ◽  
A. El Asr ◽  
S. Abbouyi ◽  
I. Atemni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Canadian Problem Gambling Index

scholarly journals A thematic analysis identifying concepts of problem gambling agency: With preliminary exploration of discourses in selected industry and research documents

2008 ◽  
pp. 195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Borrell
Keyword(s):  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Market Forces ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Problematic Gambling ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Related Harm ◽  
Selection Of

The focus of this exploratory analysis was the idea and locus of agency in conceptualisations of gambling and problem/pathological gambling within corporate and academic domains as presented in public discourses. In order to unpick and analyse how such agency is being conceptualised and presented, the author carried out a preliminary thematic analysis of selected public documents. While annual financial reports, academic articles, and public testimony constituted the sample for analysis, the intention was to propose a methodology and framework of analysis that might be applied by future researchers to an expanded selection of documents deemed to be of interest. A notable overlap of themes was found wherein agency for (problematic) gambling was placed with individual gamblers against an assumed neutral backdrop of free-market forces, with industries only agentic in responding to the consumption demands of freely choosing (and implicitly self-actualising) individuals (except where credit is taken for the generation of increased consumption as translated into profits). In conclusion, it is suggested that the legitimacy and practice of political-economic and institutional analyses be reclaimed, providing complementarity to current reflections on the nature of agency and assisting us to better understand the notion of (gambling-related) harm production.

scholarly journals Romanian National Prevalence Study – problem and pathological gambling in children and adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 91 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viorel Lupu ◽  
Izabela Ramona Lupu
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
National Level ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
European Countries ◽  
South Oaks Gambling Screen ◽  
Gamblers Anonymous ◽  
National Prevalence

Background and Aims. The purpose of the present study was to measure the prevalence of problem and pathological gambling in children and adolescents at a national level, given that previous studies at regional level  had demonstrated high rates of prevalence.Methods. After designing the sample (2006 children and adolescents aged 11-19 years) we used two validated instruments for measuring the prevalence of problem and pathological gambling in children and adolescents – South Oaks Gambling Screen –Revised for Adolescents (SOGS-RA) and 20 Questions of Gamblers Anonymous Revised for Adolescents (20 GA-RA).Results. The following data have been found: gambling at risk is 7.1% and problem and pathological gambling is 4%, when results were analyzed by SOGS-RA; prevalence of problem gambling is 10.1% and pathological gambling is 2.6% when results were analyzed by 20 GA-RA.Conclusions. High rates of prevalence are noticed in Romania, similar to other European countries. This rates are based on self-reported questionnaires, meaning that real rates may be higher than reported, being known that children and adolescents tend to give socially expected response. An important issue is that we found pathological gambling at  the age of only 11 years. Our results compared to those of other studies from Romania are very similar to those from other European countries. 

Epidemiology of behavioral dependence: literature review and results of original studies

2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Lejoyeux ◽  
M. Mc Loughlin ◽  
J. Adès
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Pathological Condition ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Compulsive Buying ◽  
South Oaks Gambling Screen ◽  
Increased Risk

SummaryThe extension of the definition of dependence leads to the consideration of some impulsive disorders as a form of dependence disorder. This pathological condition is characterized by the repetitive occurrence of impulsive and uncontrolled behaviors. Other clinical characteristics are failure to resist an impulse, drive or temptation to perform some act harmful to oneself and/or others, an increasing sense of tension or excitement before acting out, and a sense of pleasure, gratification or release at the time of the behavior or shortly thereafter. Behavioral dependences most often described are pathological gambling, kleptomania, trichotillomania and compulsive buying.Studies using a specific assessment scale, the South Oaks Gambling Screen, distinguished problem gambling from pathological gambling. Social gamblers spend 5% of their money and pathological gamblers 14 to 45%. Prevalence of ‘problem gambling’ is 4% and pathological gambling 2%. Several studies have suggested that the incidence of pathological gambling is eight to ten times greater in alcohol-dependent patients than in the general population.No systematic study has assessed the prevalence of kleptomania. Data come from case reports. Among subjects arrested after a theft, prevalence of kleptomania varied between 0 and 24%. Trichotillomania prevalence rate is 0.6% among students. Studies using less restrictive diagnostic criteria found a prevalence rate of 3.4% in women and 1.5% in men. The disorder is often unrecognized; 40% of the cases are not diagnosed and 58% of the patients have never been treated.Prevalence studies of compulsive buying found a rate between 1 and 6% in the general population. Compulsive buying is significantly more frequent among women (90% of the cases). Study of family history of compulsive buyers showed a high frequency of alcohol-dependence disorder (20%) and depression (18%). In all cases of behavioral dependence disorders, a high level of impulsivity and sensation-seeking could determine an increased risk.

Partial dopamine agonist-induced pathological gambling and impulse-control deficit on low-dose aripiprazole

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 614-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan Peterson ◽  
Rosaria Forlano
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Dopamine Agonist ◽  
Impulse Control ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Partial Agonist ◽  
Naive Patient ◽  
History Of ◽  
Partial Dopamine Agonist

Objective: To describe a case of aripiprazole-induced problem gambling and impulse-control deficit in a gambling-naïve patient following commencement of low-dose aripiprazole. Method: Case report. Results: This case adds to the literature on the dopamine partial agonist aripiprazole causing or exacerbating problem gambling, and extends that literature to low-dose use of aripiprazole in the gambling naïve. Conclusions: When commencing a patient on aripiprazole the possibility of emergence of problem gambling and other impulse-control deficits should be monitored, even in those with no history of similar behaviours and even on a low dose

Gambling and Problem Gambling Within Forensic Populations

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 665-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Williams ◽  
Jennifer Royston ◽  
Brad F. Hagen
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Correctional Facilities ◽  
Criminal Offenders ◽  
Specialized Treatment ◽  
Pathological Gamblers ◽  
Problem Or Pathological Gambling ◽  
Do So

A review of problem gambling in forensic populations suggests that one third of criminal offenders meet criteria for problem or pathological gambling. This is the highest rate yet found in any population. Approximately 50% of crime by incarcerated problem and pathological gamblers is reportedly committed to support gambling. The prevalence of gambling within correctional facilities (40%) appears lower than in the general population. However, inmates who do gamble tend to do so regularly, and problem and pathological gamblers are disproportionately represented among this group. Inmate screening for problem gambling and provision of specialized treatment are currently lacking in most correctional facilities. In addition to more screening and treatment, there needs to be greater vigilance in detecting gambling and enforcing its prohibition.

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