Motivation to change and pathological gambling: Analysis of the relationship with clinical and psychopathological variables.

Objectives. The present study analyses the internal factor structure of the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA) Scale in pathological gambling (PG). The scale's association with the clinical profile of patients is also evaluated. Method. The factor analysis was based on a sample of...

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Publicado en:British Journal of Clinical Psychology Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 196 - 211
Autores principales: Gómez-Peña, Mónica, Penelo, Eva, Granero, Roser, Fernández-Aranda, Fernando, Álvarez-Moya, Eva, Santamaría, Juan José, Moragas, Laura, Aymamí, Maria-Neus, Bueno, Blanca, Gunnard, Katarina, Menchón, José M., Jiménez-Murcia, Susana
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jun2011
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          Gómez-Peña, Mónica
          Penelo, Eva
          Granero, Roser
          Fernández-Aranda, Fernando
          Álvarez-Moya, Eva
          Santamaría, Juan José
          Moragas, Laura
          Aymamí, Maria-Neus
          Bueno, Blanca
          Gunnard, Katarina
          Menchón, José M.
          Jiménez-Murcia, Susana
        affil: Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain; Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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          Gambling Psychosocial Factors
          Motivation
          Behavioral Changes
          Psychometrics
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          Factor Analysis
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          Symptom Checklist-90-Revised
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      ab: Objectives. The present study analyses the internal factor structure of the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA) Scale in pathological gambling (PG). The scale's association with the clinical profile of patients is also evaluated. Method. The factor analysis was based on a sample of 531 men with a DSM-IV diagnosis of pathological gambling. The statistical analysis included confirmatory factor analysis and linear correlation. Results. The analyses confirmed the internal structure obtained for the URICA. The internal consistency was satisfactory (Cronbach's alpha between .74 and .85). The association between URICA scores and the socio-demographic and clinical profile of patients ranged between moderate and weak ( R coefficients below .30). Lower motivation was present in 28.4% of cases and it was associated with shorter duration of the disorder, lower severity of the PG symptoms, and high psychopathology. Conclusions. The results support the validity and reliability of the URICA in a Spanish clinical population of pathological gamblers.
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