Clarifying gambling subtypes: the revised pathways model of problem gambling.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The pathways model is a highly cited etiological model of problem gambling. In the past two decades, a number of studies have found support for the model's utility in classifying gambling subtypes. The aims of this paper were to refine empirically the model subtypes and to revise and update the model based on those findings.

Design and measurement

Observational study using data collected from treatment-seeking problem gamblers using the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) and the Gambling Pathways Questionnaire (GPQ).

Setting

Treatment clinics in Canada, Australia and the United States.

Participants

A convenience sample of 1168 treatment-seeking problem gamblers, aged 18 years or older.

Findings

Empirically validated risk factors w

SUBMITTER: Nower L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9299878 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature