The aim of this study is to examine the psychometric properties of a common pathological gambling screen, the Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen (BBGS; Gebauer, LaBrie, & Shaffer, 2010), in the context of DSM-5 criteria within a help-seeking sample. Gamblers calling a helpline (N=2750) ...
Brief biosocial gambling screenDebtGambling disorder and problem gambling often lead to major suffering in the form of mental health problems, interpersonal conflict, and financial crises. One potential setting for detecting at-risk gambling is credit counseling as gambling problems may manifest themselves...
Results: We created a 3-item, brief biosocial gambling screen (BBGS) with high sensitivity (Sensitivity = 0.96; 76 of 79 pathological gamblers correctly identified) and high specificiy (Specificity = 0.99; 10 892 of 11 027 nonpathological gamblers correctly identified). Conclusions: Major US ...
Measurements The brief screening instruments were the Lie/Bet Questionnaire, Brief Problem Gambling Screen (BPGS) (two‐ to five‐item versions), NODS‐CLiP, NODS‐CLiP2, Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen (BBGS) and NODS‐PERC. The Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) was the reference ...