Pike, Cathy King2010-11-302010-11-302002-05Pike, Cathy King. "Measuring video gambling: Instrument development and validation." Research on Social Work Practice 12, no. 3 (May 2002): 389-407.Pike, Cathy King. "Measuring video gambling: Instrument development and validation." November 30, 2010. Available from IUPUI ScholarWorks. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/2318.1049-7315https://hdl.handle.net/1805/2318This post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of the article submitted to IUPUI ScholarWorks as part of the OASIS Project. Article reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Permission granted through posted policies on copyright owner’s website or through direct contact with copyright owner.Objective: This article reports the initial validation of an instrument designed to measure problem gambling on video gambling devices. Methods: Two samples were collected and included (a) individuals at random lists of playing locations for all counties in one state (n = 553) and (b) a general public sample also drawn from each county (n = 542). Results: The scales attained high levels of internal consistency reliability and had a stable factor structure. The items predicted with high accuracy pathological and nonpathological gambling, and the scales performed well in examinations of discriminant and convergent construct validity. Conclusions: The research provided strong evidence of internal consistency reliability, as well as content, construct, factorial, and preliminary evidence of known-groups validity.en-USAgeMoneyVariablesVideo Gaming DeviceMeasuring instruments -- ValuationGambling -- Research -- United StatesArticle