Assessment of problem gambling in a Chinese context: the Chinese G-MAP.

Full Abstract

There is a severe lack of instruments to assess problem gambling in Chinese people. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Maroondah Assessment Profile for Problem Gambling (Chinese G-MAP), based on the responses of eight problem gamblers and 125 pathological gamblers seeking help from a problem gambling treatment center. Reliability analyses showed that the G-MAP and its related domains and scales were generally internally consistent. There are also several lines of evidence suggesting that the Chinese G-MAP and the various domains are valid: (a) the various G-MAP domain and scale measures were significantly correlated among themselves, (b) the G-MAP measures were significantly correlated with pathological gambling behavior assessed by the 4th Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), and (c) the G-MAP total scale and domain measures were able to discriminate problem gamblers and pathological gamblers. The present study suggests that the Chinese G-MAP possesses acceptable psychometric properties that can be used in research and practice settings.

Author information

Author/s: Shek, Daniel T L (DT); Chan, Elda M L (EM);

Affiliation: Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. daniel.shek(-atsign-)polyu.edu.hk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: TheScientificWorldJournal (ScientificWorldJournal), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-; vol 9 (issue ) : pp 548-56

Dates: Created 2009/07/06; Completed 2009/09/25;

PMID: 19578712, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 9/25/2009)

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