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[Spanish adaptation of the Gambling Advertising Impact Scale for adolescents].
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Atencion primaria [Aten Primaria] 2022 Feb; Vol. 54 (2), pp. 102230. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 01. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Media pressure from gambling advertising has reached worrying levels. It constitutes a risk to the mental health of young people and adolescents by promoting a favourable attitude towards gambling, a higher frequency of gambling and a perception of greater accessibility. Currently, there is no instrument available to assess the impact of gambling advertising.<br />Objective: The present study aims to adapt and validate the Impact of Gambling Advertising Scale (IGAS).<br />Design: The IGAS scale was translated from English ensuring its linguistic, conceptual and metric equivalence. The psychometric properties were then tested. SITE: Comunidad Valenciana (España).<br />Participants: 1724 adolescents with a mean age of 16.52 years (SD=.759).<br />Intervention: Self-administered, paper-based questionnaire in a single measure.<br />Main Measurements: Advertising impact, and gambling intention, severity and availability.<br />Results: Internal consistency and two-half reliability were good, Cronbach's α=.782 and α=.70, respectively. Confirmatory factor analysis concluded that the Spanish version replicates the original three-dimensional version. Convergent validity analyses showed direct and significant relationships with different aspects of gambling behaviour, and other predictors.<br />Conclusion: The adapted version of the IGAS is a reliable and valid measure for the assessment of the impact of advertising on adolescents. The scale is a useful instrument for the diagnosis of risk level and the evaluation of preventive interventions.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)
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- Language :
- Spanish; Castilian
- ISSN :
- 1578-1275
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Atencion primaria
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34864368
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aprim.2021.102230