Explaining the High False Positive Rate of the South Oaks Gambling Screen

Anna Thompson, Michael Walker, Simon Milton and Emma Djukic

International Gambling Studies, 2005, vol. 5, issue 1, 45-56

Abstract: The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) has been used extensively in estimating the prevalence of pathological gambling but produces a large number of false positive classifications. Ladouceur et al. (2000, Journal of Gambling Studies , 16, pp. 1--24) claim that misunderstanding of SOGS items is responsible for the high false positive rate. However, their study is open to a number of methodological criticisms. The current study, where clinical and non-clinical gamblers complete the SOGS with and without clarification, overcomes these problems. Results suggest that clarification does not have a significant overall effect on SOGS scores. This implies that item misunderstanding is not responsible for the false positive rate of the SOGS.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1080/14459790500097970

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