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The Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale for Pathological Gambling (PG-YBOCS) is recognized for its ability to assess both the severity and compulsive features of gambling disorder.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Given its emphasis on the compulsive features of gambling disorder, this study aimed to validate the Chinese version (PG-YBOCS-C) in clinical assessment. The 10-item PG-YBOCS-C was developed through translation and expert review. A total of 116 individuals with gambling disorder were recruited.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Reliability was assessed using Cronbach\u2019s \u03b1\u00a0coefficient (0.958) and test-retest reliability (0.722). The content validity index was 0.912, with item-level indices ranging from 0.778 to 1.000. Bartlett\u2019s test of sphericity yielded X2 = 1123.86, P&amp;lt;0.001, and the KMO measure was 0.93. 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