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Another scale used in some of the studies included in this review is the Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI). This was launched in 2001 and has been used to measure the prevalence of problem gambling in the general population in Canada (as well as being used in other countries). This self-assessment is based on the Canadian Problem Gambling Index (Ferris & Wynne, 2001). This quiz allows you to consider how your gambling compares to a measure of risk around gambling. Thinking about the last 12 months.
Inconsistency between concept and measurement: The Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI)
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Abstract
'Problem' and 'pathological' gambling represent core concepts that guide gambling research today. However, divergent interpretation of the relation between these terms is continually misguiding the measurement and interpretation of empirical data, and may cumulatively lead to larger-scale problems of conclusion and policy formulation over the next decade. This paper first attempts to unravel the conceptual muddle by outlining the trajectory of the usage of the two terms, from a period where both were dimensionally similar concepts firmly situated in the addiction model to a more recent conception, which takes the view that problem gambling is distinct and properly measured by focusing on the problems that excessive gambling may cause to individuals, families, and communities. We then aim to analyse and criticize the Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI) as a clear example of the confusion of paradigms, an index that defines problem gambling in the newer, problem-centred model, but continues to measure it with items reflecting the older, addiction-centred model. We argue that results obtained using the CPGI, much like those of its predecessors, will not adequately capture the notion of harm that underpins current definitions of problem gambling.
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Keywords
problem gambling; pathological gambling; measurement; definition; CPGI
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4309/jgi.2008.22.2
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Editor-in-chief: Nigel E. Turner, Ph.D.
Managing Editor:Vivien Rekkas, Ph.D. (contact)