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The development and evaluation of the Recovery Index for Gambling Disorder (RIGD)

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Author(s): Pickering, Dylan ; Blaszczynski, Alex ; Gainsbury, Sally M.

Journal: Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Year Published: 2021

Date Added: November 17, 2020

Little research has been done on what it means to recover from gambling disorder. Recovery has been defined as the absence of gambling and its symptoms. The researchers set out to create a more complete measure of gambling recovery that was person-centered. Through a systematic review of gambling research and interviews, the researchers created the Recovery Index for Gambling Disorder (RIGD). The performance of the RIGD was then examined in 204 people either in treatment for gambling or self-excluding, including individuals who had completed treatment six months ago. The final version of the RIGD contained 32 items to measure six dimensions: gambling reduction, urge coping, recovery wisdom, life functioning, interpersonal relationships, and mental health. The RIGD was reliable and valid in measuring gambling recovery. A score of 45 out of 60 was identified as a cut-off to indicate recovery from gambling disorder.


Citation: Pickering, D., Blaszczynski, A., & Gainsbury, S. M. (2021). Development and psychometric evaluation of the Recovery Index for Gambling Disorder (RIGD). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 35(4), 472–485. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/adb0000676

Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/adb0000676

Keywords: gambling disorder ; measurement ; recovery ; treatment outcomes ; validation

Topics: Information for Treatment Providers

Conceptual Framework Factors:   Resources - Harm Reduction, Prevention, and Protection ; Gambling Resources

Study Design: Evaluation Design

Geographic Coverage: Australia

Study Population: N = 204 people starting treatment for gambling or six months post completion of intervention.

Sampling Procedure: For the psychometric evaluation, the researchers recruited participants from a university-based gambling treatment clinic (n = 69) or an industry-based self-exclusion program (n = 135).

Study Funding:

This study was partly funded by a deed of gift from ClubsNSW. The study was also supported by University postgraduate research funding and an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Research Award.

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