[Alexithymia and Pathological Gambling: The Mediating Role of Difficulties in Emotion Regulation].

CONCLUSION: It is argued that individuals high in alexithymia become prone to addiction behavior through emotion dysregulation. In addition to the alexithymia level, difficulties in emotion regulation are seen to play an important role in pathological gambling. In this context, this study contributes to the relevant literature by discussing alexithymia, emotion regulation and pathological gambling together.
PMID: 28291294 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Turkish Journal of Psychiatry - March 16, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Elmas HG, Cesur G, Oral ET Tags: Turk Psikiyatri Derg Source Type: research