Ad-Hoc Measure of Gambling Addiction Symptoms

AD-HOC MEASURE OF GAMBLING ADDICTION SYMPTOMS

Items were selected from the South Oaks Gambling Screen (4 items; Lesieur & Blume, 1987), the lie/bet scale (2 items; Götestam, Johansson, Wenzel, & Simonsen, 2004), the National Opinion Research Centres DSM-IV Screen (6 items; Wickwire, Burke, Brown, Parker, & May, 2008), and Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen (2 items; Gebauer, LaBrie, & Shaffer, 2010).

[ ALL SCORED YES [1] / NO [0]

In the last 12 months...

1. Have you ever felt that you would like to stop betting money but didn’t think you could? 2. Have you ever hidden from your family or friends any betting slips, I.O.U.’s, lottery tickets, money that you’ve won, or other signs of gambling? 3. Have you gone back another day to win back the money you lost? 4. When you were betting, have you ever told others you were winning money when you really weren’t winning? 5. Did you ever gamble longer than you planned? 6. After a win, did you have a strong urge to return and win more? 7. Did you have an urge to celebrate good fortune by a few hours of gambling? 8. Did you ever gamble to escape worry or trouble? 9. Did arguments, disappointments, or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble? 10. Have you been reluctant to use “gambling money” for normal expenditures? 11. Have you ever had to lie to people important to you about how much you gambled? 12. Have you ever felt the need to bet more and more money? 13. Have you become restless, irritable or anxious when trying to stop/cut down on gambling? 14. Have you tried to keep your family or friends from knowing how much you gambled?