Describing the determinants of problem gaming in South Africa : a longitudinal approach

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dc.contributor.advisorKincaid, Harolden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRosenberg, Samantha Claireen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-08T10:41:07Z
dc.date.available2016-07-08T10:41:07Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn this study, an enhanced model describing the temporal determinants of problem gambling in South Africa is established using the National Longitudinal Study of Gambling Behaviour (NLSGB) dataset. Various conceptual ambiguities evidenced in the literature, particularly those associated with the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) screen, are explored. Gambling severity classification, as per the PGSI, is unstable over time. Evidence suggests that the standard PGSI cut-off score of 8 may be replaced by a score of 10 in some cases. For robustness, concurrent use of the PGSI and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) measurement criteria for problem gambling is advised. Although it remains undetermined whether problem gambling is best understood as an ordinal or a continuous disorder, the bounded natures of the PGSI and DSM scoring-systems make the statistical analyses of these tools most consistent with an ordinal structure; use of continuous structures cause statistical complications.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRosenberg, S. C. (2015). <i>Describing the determinants of problem gaming in South Africa : a longitudinal approach</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20257en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRosenberg, Samantha Claire. <i>"Describing the determinants of problem gaming in South Africa : a longitudinal approach."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20257en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRosenberg, S. 2015. Describing the determinants of problem gaming in South Africa : a longitudinal approach. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Rosenberg, Samantha Claire AB - In this study, an enhanced model describing the temporal determinants of problem gambling in South Africa is established using the National Longitudinal Study of Gambling Behaviour (NLSGB) dataset. Various conceptual ambiguities evidenced in the literature, particularly those associated with the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) screen, are explored. Gambling severity classification, as per the PGSI, is unstable over time. Evidence suggests that the standard PGSI cut-off score of 8 may be replaced by a score of 10 in some cases. For robustness, concurrent use of the PGSI and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) measurement criteria for problem gambling is advised. Although it remains undetermined whether problem gambling is best understood as an ordinal or a continuous disorder, the bounded natures of the PGSI and DSM scoring-systems make the statistical analyses of these tools most consistent with an ordinal structure; use of continuous structures cause statistical complications. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Describing the determinants of problem gaming in South Africa : a longitudinal approach TI - Describing the determinants of problem gaming in South Africa : a longitudinal approach UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20257 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20257
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRosenberg SC. Describing the determinants of problem gaming in South Africa : a longitudinal approach. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20257en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEconomicsen_ZA
dc.titleDescribing the determinants of problem gaming in South Africa : a longitudinal approachen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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