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Forsström, D., Rozental, A., Kottorp, A., Lindner, P., Jansson-Fröjmark, M. & Hesser, H. (2021). Further Exploration of the Psychometric Properties of GamTest: A Rasch Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(9), Article ID 4824.
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2021 (English)In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, ISSN 1661-7827, E-ISSN 1660-4601, Vol. 18, no 9, article id 4824Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

GamTest is a self-rating scale of negative consequences of gambling, included in the popular responsible gambling tool Playscan as part of an overall risk assessment and feedback feature. Two previous psychometric evaluations of this instrument yielded contradictory results: in an online high-gambling population, a five-factor model was supported and the instrument had overall good psychometric properties, but in a low-gambling population, the same factor structure was not supported. Because GamTest is used with both low- and high-gambling populations, more psychometric research is needed to fully understand how the instrument works. The current study examined, for the first time, psychometric performance among a sample of low-gambling respondents using a Rasch analysis. Results indicated that the instrument could be improved by decreasing the scale-steps and removing several problematic items demonstrating misfit. Furthermore, the findings indicated that some items functioned differently depending on gender, and that a shortened, improved nine-item version could not differentiate between different levels of risk. Our findings suggest that the instrument would arguably benefit from being adapted for use in a low-gambling population. 

Keywords
gambling, negative consequences, GamTest, Rasch analysis, Playscan
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Psychiatry
Research subject
Psychology
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urn:nbn:se:su:diva-195640 (URN)10.3390/ijerph18094824 (DOI)000650247000001 ()33946511 (PubMedID)
Available from: 2021-08-24 Created: 2021-08-24 Last updated: 2022-02-25Bibliographically approved
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