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Psychometric properties of the Jonsson-Abbott Scale: Rasch and confirmatory factor analyses
Measuring and assessing the different aspects of gambling behavior and its consequences is crucial for planning prevention, treatment, and understanding the development of at-risk and problem gambling. Studies indicate that instruments measuring problem gambling produce different results based on th...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9516115/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36186402 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.936685 |
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author | Forsström, David Kottorp, Anders Rozental, Alexander Lindner, Philip Jansson-Fröjmark, Markus Carlbring, Per |
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description | Measuring and assessing the different aspects of gambling behavior and its consequences is crucial for planning prevention, treatment, and understanding the development of at-risk and problem gambling. Studies indicate that instruments measuring problem gambling produce different results based on the characteristics of the population assessed. To accurately measure at-risk and problem gambling behavior, especially in a low-risk population, measures must cover a wider set of dimensions than the negative consequences already manifest. The Jonsson-Abbott Scale (JAS) includes items that cover overconsumption, actions that reinforce gambling behavior, and belief in gambling fallacies, based on a three-factor structure and has previously demonstrated good psychometric properties. However, there is a need to investigate how the instrument also functions in low-risk populations. This study aims to do so using both confirmatory factor and Rasch analysis; this research included 1,413 Swedish participants who endorsed at least one JAS item. The results replicated the previous three-factor solution and indicated that the instrument had good reliability. In addition, the results demonstrated that the three factors are independent, and the overall score per factor needs to be analyzed. In summary, the JAS appears suitable for use in low-risk populations to measure various aspects of gambling behavior. |
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spelling | pubmed-95161152022-09-29 Psychometric properties of the Jonsson-Abbott Scale: Rasch and confirmatory factor analyses Forsström, David Kottorp, Anders Rozental, Alexander Lindner, Philip Jansson-Fröjmark, Markus Carlbring, Per Front Psychol Psychology Measuring and assessing the different aspects of gambling behavior and its consequences is crucial for planning prevention, treatment, and understanding the development of at-risk and problem gambling. Studies indicate that instruments measuring problem gambling produce different results based on the characteristics of the population assessed. To accurately measure at-risk and problem gambling behavior, especially in a low-risk population, measures must cover a wider set of dimensions than the negative consequences already manifest. The Jonsson-Abbott Scale (JAS) includes items that cover overconsumption, actions that reinforce gambling behavior, and belief in gambling fallacies, based on a three-factor structure and has previously demonstrated good psychometric properties. However, there is a need to investigate how the instrument also functions in low-risk populations. This study aims to do so using both confirmatory factor and Rasch analysis; this research included 1,413 Swedish participants who endorsed at least one JAS item. The results replicated the previous three-factor solution and indicated that the instrument had good reliability. In addition, the results demonstrated that the three factors are independent, and the overall score per factor needs to be analyzed. In summary, the JAS appears suitable for use in low-risk populations to measure various aspects of gambling behavior. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-14 /pmc/articles/PMC9516115/ /pubmed/36186402 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.936685 Text en Copyright © 2022 Forsström, Kottorp, Rozental, Lindner, Jansson-Fröjmark and Carlbring. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Forsström, David Kottorp, Anders Rozental, Alexander Lindner, Philip Jansson-Fröjmark, Markus Carlbring, Per Psychometric properties of the Jonsson-Abbott Scale: Rasch and confirmatory factor analyses |
title | Psychometric properties of the Jonsson-Abbott Scale: Rasch and confirmatory factor analyses |
title_full | Psychometric properties of the Jonsson-Abbott Scale: Rasch and confirmatory factor analyses |
title_fullStr | Psychometric properties of the Jonsson-Abbott Scale: Rasch and confirmatory factor analyses |
title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric properties of the Jonsson-Abbott Scale: Rasch and confirmatory factor analyses |
title_short | Psychometric properties of the Jonsson-Abbott Scale: Rasch and confirmatory factor analyses |
title_sort | psychometric properties of the jonsson-abbott scale: rasch and confirmatory factor analyses |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9516115/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36186402 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.936685 |
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