Anthony M Battaglia, Lana Vedelago, Sophie G Coelho, Christian Baumgartner, Michael P Schaub, Sherry H Stewart, James MacKillop, David C Hodgins, Jeffrey D Wardell, Roisin M O'Connor, Hyoun S Kim, Matthew T Keough
The Gambling Craving Scale (GACS) is a multifaceted measure of gambling craving. Initial validation work by Young and Wohl (2009) in university student samples showed that the GACS had a three-factor structure capturing dimensions of Desire, Anticipation, and Relief. Despite its potential clinical utility as a measure of craving, the GACS has yet to be validated in people seeking treatment for gambling problems. Accordingly, we examined the psychometric properties in a sample of people (N = 209; Mage = 37...
May 3, 2024: Journal of Gambling Studies