TY - JOUR
T1 - A Spanish validation of the Canadian Adolescent Gambling Inventory (CAGI)
AU - Jiménez-Murcia, Susana
AU - Granero, Roser
AU - Stinchfield, Randy
AU - Tremblay, Joël
AU - del Pino-Gutiérrez, Amparo
AU - Moragas, Laura
AU - Savvidou, Lamprini G.
AU - Fernández-Aranda, Fernando
AU - Aymamí, Neus
AU - Gómez-Peña, Mónica
AU - Tárrega, Salomé
AU - Gunnard, Katarina
AU - Martín-Romera, Virginia
AU - Steward, Trevor
AU - Mestre-Bach, Gemma
AU - Menchón, José M.
PY - 2017/2/7
Y1 - 2017/2/7
N2 - © 2017 Jiménez-Murcia, Granero, Stinchfield, Tremblay, del Pino-Gutiérrez, Moragas, Savvidou, Fernández-Aranda, Aymamí, Gómez-Peña, Tárrega, Gunnard, Martín-Romera, Steward, Mestre-Bach and Menchón. Aims: Large-scale epidemiological studies show a significant prevalence of gambling disorder (GD) during adolescence and emerging adulthood, and highlight the need to identify gambling-related behaviors at early ages. However, there are only a handful of screening instruments for this population and many studies measuring youth gambling problems use adult instruments that may not be developmentally appropriate. The aim of this study was to validate a Spanish version of the Canadian Adolescent Gambling Inventory (CAGI) among late adolescent and young adults and to explore its psychometric properties. Methods: The sample (16-29 years old) included a clinical group (n = 55) with GD patients and a control group (n = 340). Results: Exploratory factor analysis yielded one factor as the best model. This 24-item scale demonstrated satisfactory reliability (internal consistency, Cronbach's alpha, α = 0.91), satisfactory convergent validity as measured by correlation with South Oaks Gambling Screen (r = 0.74), and excellent classification accuracy (AUC = 0.99; sensitivity = 0.98; and specificity = 0.99). Conclusion: Our results provide empirical support for our validation of the Spanish version of the CAGI. We uphold that the Spanish CAGI can be used as a brief, reliable, and valid instrument to assess gambling problems in Spanish youth.
AB - © 2017 Jiménez-Murcia, Granero, Stinchfield, Tremblay, del Pino-Gutiérrez, Moragas, Savvidou, Fernández-Aranda, Aymamí, Gómez-Peña, Tárrega, Gunnard, Martín-Romera, Steward, Mestre-Bach and Menchón. Aims: Large-scale epidemiological studies show a significant prevalence of gambling disorder (GD) during adolescence and emerging adulthood, and highlight the need to identify gambling-related behaviors at early ages. However, there are only a handful of screening instruments for this population and many studies measuring youth gambling problems use adult instruments that may not be developmentally appropriate. The aim of this study was to validate a Spanish version of the Canadian Adolescent Gambling Inventory (CAGI) among late adolescent and young adults and to explore its psychometric properties. Methods: The sample (16-29 years old) included a clinical group (n = 55) with GD patients and a control group (n = 340). Results: Exploratory factor analysis yielded one factor as the best model. This 24-item scale demonstrated satisfactory reliability (internal consistency, Cronbach's alpha, α = 0.91), satisfactory convergent validity as measured by correlation with South Oaks Gambling Screen (r = 0.74), and excellent classification accuracy (AUC = 0.99; sensitivity = 0.98; and specificity = 0.99). Conclusion: Our results provide empirical support for our validation of the Spanish version of the CAGI. We uphold that the Spanish CAGI can be used as a brief, reliable, and valid instrument to assess gambling problems in Spanish youth.
KW - Adolescence
KW - CAGI
KW - Gambling disorder
KW - Psychometric properties
KW - Validation
KW - Youth
U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00177
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00177
M3 - Article
SN - 1664-1078
VL - 8
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
IS - FEB
ER -