Investigating the Psychometric Properties of Problem Gambling Severity Index in Students

Ahmadi, Ezzatollah; Gorbani, Fatemeh

doi:10.30473/ijohp.2021.54057.1112

Document Type : research

Authors

Ezzatollah Ahmadi ¹
Fatemeh Gorbani ²

¹ Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Azerbaijan Shahid Madani University, Azerbaijan, Tabriz, Iran

² Department of psychology-Faculty of Educational science and psychology-Azarbijan Shahid Madani university-Tabriz-Iran

https://doi.org/10.30473/ijohp.2021.54057.1112

Abstract

Objective: Problem Gambling is defined as one of the disorders associated with drug abuse. Gambling-related harm can affect multiple domains of life, including financial and health problems, psychological and emotional distress, and impaired social and cultural relationships. The aim of this study was investigating the psychometric properties of Problem Gambling Severity Index in Iranian students.
Method: The method of this study was correlational. The statistical population of this study was all students in the Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University in 2019. The sample size was 211 students (121 girls and 90 boys) that were selected through cluster sampling method and determined based on the fact that at least 5 people are required for each item for factor analysis of the Problem Gambling Severity Index and Addiction Tendency Questionnaire.
Results: In order to determine the psychometric properties of the Problem Gambling Severity Index, a confirmatory factor analysis method was used. Indirect path coefficients between the components of gambling behavior (b = 1, p >0.001) and gambling consequences ((b =0.97, P >0.001) with the Gambling Severity Index indicate a significant relationship between factors and the whole scale. The study of concurrent validity Gambling Severity Index with Addiction Tendency Questionnaire showed there is a positive and significant relationship between these Questionnaires (r=0.57, p<0/001). The reliability of the scale was obtained 0/79 using Cronbach's alpha.
Conclusion: According to the results, it can be said that Problem Gambling Severity Index is a stable and valid tool for examining gambling problems and can be used in Iran.

Keywords

Article Title [Persian]

هنجاریابی شاخص شدت قمار در دانشجویان

Authors [Persian]

عزت اله احمدی ¹
فاطمه قربانی ²

¹ گروه روانشناسی- دانشکده علوم تربیتی وروانشناسی- دانشگاه شهیدمدنی آذربایجان-تبریز-ایران

² گروه روان شناسی-دانشکده علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی - دانشگاه شهیدمدنی آذربایجان - تبریز- ایران

Abstract [Persian]

مقدمه: مشکل‌ قماربه عنوان یکی از اختلالات همراه با سوء مصرف مواد معرفی می‌شود.مضرات مرتبط با قمار می تواند ابعاد متعدد زندگی نظیرمالی،مشکلات سلامتی، تشویش های هیجانی- روانشناختی را تحت تاثیر قرار داده وروابط اجتماعی وفرهنگی معیوبی ایجادنماید.هدف این مطالعه، تعیین ویژگی‌های روانسنجی پرسشنامه شاخص شدت قماربود
.روش: روش مطالعه حاضر، همبستگی بود. جامعه آماری این پژوهش، کلیه دانشجویان دانشگاه شهید مدنی آذربایجان در سال 98 بود. حجم نمونه بر این اساس که در تحلیل عاملی برای هر آیتم حداقل 5 نفر مورد نیاز است 211 دانشجو (121 دختر و 90 پسر) به روش نمونه‌گیری خوشه ای تعیین شد، سپس پرسشنامه شاخص شدت قمار و پرسشنامه گرایش به اعتیاد پاسخ داده شد.
یافته‌ها: به منظورتعیین ویژگی های روانسنجی شاخص شدت قمار روش تحلیل عاملی تاییدی مورد استفاده قرار گرفت. ضرایب مسیر غیرمستقیم بین مولفه های رفتار قمار ( = 1 , p >0.001) و پیامدهای قمار ( = 0.97, P >0.001) با شاخص شدت قمار ، رابطه معنی داری بین عوامل و کل مقیاس نشان می دهد.بررسی روایی همزمان شاخص شدت قماربا پرسشنامه گرایش به اعتیاد رابطه مثبت و معنی داری بین آن دو نشان داد (001/0 r =0/57 , p < ). پایایی مقیاس با استفاده از آلفای کرونباخ 79/0 به دست آمد.
نتیجه‌گیری: باتوجه به نتایج حاصل ، می‌توان گفت شاخص شدت قمار ابزاری پایا و روا برای بررسی مشکل قماراست و قابلیت استفاده در جامعه‌ ایرانی را دارد.

Keywords [Persian]

سوءاستفاده دارویی
تشویش هیجانی
مشکلات سلامتی
قمار مشکل ساز

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Investigating the Psychometric Properties of Problem Gambling Severity Index in Students

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Volume 4, Issue 2 - Serial Number 8June 2021Pages 49-58

Volume 4, Issue 2 - Serial Number 8
June 2021
Pages 49-58