There is (still) a global factor that underlies the PGSI: A reanalysis of Tseng, Flack, Caudwell, and Stevens (2023)

• Published in: Addictive behaviors Vol. 140; p. 107623
• Main Authors: Tabri, Nassim, J. A. Wohl, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2023
• Subjects: Australia - epidemiology; Behavior, Addictive; Disordered Gambling; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Gambling; Humans; Measurement; Problem Behavior; Problem Gambling Severity Index; Psychometrics; Severity of Illness Index; Structural Equation Modelling; Australia; Measurement; Psychometrics; Problem Gambling Severity Index; Disordered Gambling; Structural Equation Modelling

•Tseng et al. (2023) argued that 2 factors underlie scores on the PGSI items.•In our reanalyses a hierarchical model—1 global & 2 sub factors—best fit their data.•The global factor was empirically well-defined (all items had strong loadings)•The two sub factors were not empirically well-defined...