Kovan Ayşen, Yıldırım Murat
, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Department of Psychology, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Ağrı, Turkey.
J Gambl Stud. 2025 Sep 1. doi: 10.1007/s10899-025-10407-w.
Problematic online gambling has emerged as a growing behavioral health concern, fueled by the accessibility, anonymity, and immediacy of digital gambling environments. This two-phase study aimed to adapt the "Online Problem Gambling Behavior Index (OPGBI)" for Turkish-speaking populations and to examine the affective mechanisms underlying problematic gambling behavior through the lens of the Emotion Dysregulation Model. In Study-I (N = 674; 62.6% male; M = 35.23), confirmatory factor analysis supported a three-factor structure: gambling behavior, limit-setting, and communication with operators, demonstrating strong internal consistency, good model fit, and gender-based measurement invariance. In Study-II (N = 813; 65% male; M = 34.76), structural equation modeling tested a mediation model in which emotional reactivity predicted problematic gambling behavior both directly and indirectly via psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and stress). Results demonstrated robust direct effects of emotional reactivity across all OPGBI dimensions, with stress emerging as the most consistent mediator. Bootstrapped analyses confirmed the significance of indirect pathways. Collectively, the findings validate the Turkish version of the OPGBI as a psychometrically sound, culturally responsive instrument and underscore the central role of emotional vulnerability in the development of online gambling problems.
由于数字赌博环境的易获取性、匿名性和即时性，有问题的网络赌博已成为一个日益严重的行为健康问题。这项两阶段研究旨在为说土耳其语的人群改编“网络问题赌博行为指数（OPGBI）”，并通过情绪失调模型来研究问题赌博行为背后的情感机制。在研究一（N = 674；62.6%为男性；M = 35.23）中，验证性因素分析支持了一个三因素结构：赌博行为、设定限制和与运营商沟通，显示出很强的内部一致性、良好的模型拟合度和基于性别的测量不变性。在研究二（N = 813；65%为男性；M = 34.76）中，结构方程模型测试了一个中介模型，其中情绪反应性直接和间接地通过心理困扰（抑郁、焦虑和压力）预测问题赌博行为。结果表明，情绪反应性在所有OPGBI维度上都有强大的直接效应，压力是最一致的中介因素。自抽样分析证实了间接路径的显著性。总体而言，这些发现验证了OPGBI的土耳其语版本是一种心理测量上合理、文化上适用的工具，并强调了情绪易感性在网络赌博问题发展中的核心作用。
