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    Measuring Video Gambling: Instrument Development and Validation
    (The original doi for the as-published article is doi: 10.1177/1049731502012003004. To access the doi, open the following DOI site in your browser and cut and paste the doi name where indicated: [LINK] http://dx.doi.org[/LINK]. [BREAK]Access to the original article may require subscription and authorized logon ID/password. IUPUI faculty/staff/students please check University Library resources before purchasing an article. Questions on finding the original article via our databases? Ask a librarian: [LINK] http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/research/askalibrarian[/LINK].[BREAK]Copyright © 2002 Sage Publications, 2002-05) Pike, Cathy King
    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.