The validity and reliability of four measures of gambling behaviour in a sample of Singapore university students

David Arthur; Wai Leng Tong; Chia Pei Chen; Ai Yun Hing; Miharu Sagara-Rosemeyer; Ee Heok Kua; Jeanette Ignacio

doi:10.1007/s10899-008-9103-y

The validity and reliability of four measures of gambling behaviour in a sample of Singapore university students

David Arthur, Wai Leng Tong, Chia Pei Chen, Ai Yun Hing, Miharu Sagara-Rosemeyer, Ee Heok Kua, Jeanette Ignacio

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Abstract

The primary aim of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of measures for detecting problem gamblers for use with university students in a Singapore context. The four instruments commonly used in gambling research, the DSM-IV, GA-20, SOGS and CPGI were administered to a sample of students (n = 193) from a representative cross section of faculties from one university. The CPGI was found to be the most reliable (α = 0.922) and valid in terms of construct validity as demonstrated by factor analysis. Despite being a lengthy instrument it is recommended that future studies such as randomized controlled trials of problem gambling interventions in Singapore adopt a modified version of the CPGI, made simpler and easier to use with fewer items and more appropriate terminology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	451-462
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Gambling Studies
Volume	24
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-008-9103-y
Publication status	Published - Dec 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

CPGI
DSM-IV
GA-20
Gambling
Psychometric property
Reliability
SOGS
Validity

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