Discounting Behavior in Problem Gambling
AbstractProblem gamblers discount delayed rewards more rapidly than do non-gambling controls. Understanding this impulsivity is important for developing treatment options. In this article, we seek to make two contributions: First, we ask which of the currently debated economic models of intertemporal choice (exponential versus hyperbolic versus quasi-hyperbolic) provides the best description of gamblers ’ discounting behavior. Second, we ask how problem gamblers differ from habitual gamblers and non-gambling controls within the most favored parametrization. Our analysis reveals that the quasi-hyperbolic discounting model...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - July 16, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
The Effect of Shame and Self-Efficacy on Gambling Behaviour
AbstractPrevious research has identified the benefits of increasing self-efficacy in problem gamblers, while other research has identified higher levels of shame and dysfunctional coping in problem gamblers. The primary aim of the present study was to examine the relationships between problem gambling behaviour, shame (as both a personality trait and an emotional state), gambling-related self-efficacy, and dysfunctional coping mechanisms. The sample consisted of 235 participants (172 male; mean age = 30.32,SD = 8.57), who completed an online, self-report questionnaire that assessed gambling severity, shame-pronene...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - July 15, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Moderating Effects of Herding Bias on the Relationship Between Parental Monitoring and Problem Gambling of Youths
AbstractOne critical issue in problem gambling is its variation as a function of psychosocial factors. We used empirical data from Nigerian youth Soccer gamblers (N = 238) to explore gambling herding bias as a moderator of the relationship between parental monitoring and problem gambling. Specifically, examine how changes in parental monitoring influence changes in problem gambling, and how this influence is a function of levels of herding bias. Hayes PROC ESS macro analysis results revealed that increase in parental monitoring was associated with decrease in problem gambling, whereas increase in herding bias was asso...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - July 14, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Increased Demographic Representation in Randomized Control Trials for Gambling Disorder in the United States is Needed: A Systematic Review
AbstractParticipants in randomized control trials (RCTs) should be representative of those most likely to experience the disorder of focus, yet reviews of psychology research studies consistently find certain demographic groups are overrepresented at the price of others being unincluded. The present review aimed to characterize the demographic representation of US-based RCTs for gambling disorder and compare findings to the population of individuals most likely to experience the disorder. Thirteen US-based RCTs comprising a total of 2,343 participants were reviewed. We found that although gambling disorder is most prevalen...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - July 13, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Alexithymia and Emotion Regulation Strategies in Adolescent Gamblers with and Without At-Risk Profiles
AbstractAlexithymia, difficulties in emotion regulation, and negative affect play an important role in adolescents who present pathological gambling. Therefore, the objectives of the present study were, firstly, to analyze the differences between alexithymia, difficulties in emotion regulation, and positive and negative affect in adolescents with and without risk of gambling problems. Secondly, the relationships between all the variables of the study in adolescents with and without risk of problem gambling were analyzed separately. Thirdly, we analyzed the mediating role of positive and negative affect in the relationship ...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - July 11, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Measuring Gambling Outcome Expectancies in Adolescents: Testing the Psychometric Properties of a Modified Version of the Gambling Expectancy Questionnaire
AbstractTheGambling Expectancy Questionnaire (GEQ; Gillespie et al. 2007a) is a 23-item scale assessing three positive outcome expectancies (Enjoyment/Arousal,Money,Self-Enhancement) and two negative outcome expectancies (Over-Involvement, Emotional Impact) related to gambling. It is the most used instrument to assess gambling outcome expectancies in adolescents and it has good psychometric properties. To allow a greater and more useful application of the scale, the present study aimed to modify the GEQ to make it usable with all adolescents, regardless of their gambling behaviour and to verify its psychometric properties....
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - July 7, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Testing the Validity of the Pathways Model: A Latent Class Analysis of Potential Pathological Gambling Subtypes in a Non-Treatment Sample
AbstractLatent class analysis (LCA) was used to test the validity of the Pathways Model in 285 subjects with DSM-IV pathological gambling (PG). In addition to identifying three subtypes that roughly correspond with those described in the model (Behaviorally Conditioned, or BC, Emotionally Vulnerable, or EV, Antisocial-Impulsivist, or AI), LCA identified a fourth class, termed the Antisocial Drinker, or AD, characterized by high rates of antisociality, conduct disorder, and alcohol use disorder. BC gamblers comprised 45% of the sample, followed by EV (24%), AD (22%), and AI (9%) gamblers. Women were more likely to be EV gam...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - July 6, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
The Level of Gambling Prediction Using Depression and Anxiety in the Romanian Population
AbstractThe gambling addiction problem, one which is present worldwide and at all social levels, is one of the most pervasive problems in contemporary society. According to the research literature, gambling addiction is determined by other psychiatric disorders. In the present study, we investigate the degree to which gambling can be predicted by depression and anxiety in a Romanian sample. The study has been conducted on a sample of 920 persons in the general population. Results show that depression predicts gambling in proportion of 26.3 percent, while anxiety predicts 31.5 percent of gambling variance. In the discussion...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - July 3, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Differences in Perceived and Experienced Stigma Between Problematic Gamblers and Non-gamblers in a General Population Survey
AbstractWe consider a sample of about 700 people, interviewed on the streets, who are sorted into two groups by a self-report, screening questionnaire: namely, non-problematic gamblers/non-gamblers and problematic gamblers. Within each group, we compare both social (perceived) stigma and self-perceived (experienced) stigma, measured by means of other two self-report questionnaires, and we seek for relations between stigma and socio-demographic variables that can help targeting possible interventions to reduce gambling-related stigma. We, then, compare stigma between the two groups of non-(problematic) gamblers and problema...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - July 3, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Improvement of Impulsivity and Decision Making by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in a Patient with Gambling Disorder
AbstractGambling disorder (GD) is a form of behavioral addiction. In recent years, it has been suggested that the application of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), which plays a key role in top-down inhibitory control and impulsivity, may represent a new therapeutic approach for treating addictions. Here we investigated the effectiveness of a novel low dose tDCS protocol (i.e. six sessions of right anodal/left cathodal tDCS for 20 min, with a current intensity of 1 mA) applied to DLPFC in a patient with GD. To evaluate the effect of the proposed intervention, co...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - July 2, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Gambling Patterns Among People from Vietnam and Ukraine Living in the Czech Republic
AbstractIn 2019, a questionnaire was conducted among foreigners living in the Czech Republic focused on gambling, in which 110 respondents from Vietnam and 80 respondents from Ukraine answered. Firstly, the Attitudes towards gambling scale (ATGS-8) was used to discover respondents ’ attitudes to gambling. Secondly, their experience with gambling was examined with the help of the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) which allowed, among others, to estimate the level of prevalence of problem gambling in these groups. The methods used allowed us to compare both the Ukrainian s to Vietnamese as well as Ukrainians and Vietn...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - June 29, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
A Measure to Assess Illness Awareness in Problem Gambling: Gambling Awareness and Insight Scale (GAS)
AbstractImpaired subjective awareness of problem gambling may act as a barrier to help-seeking and treatment adherence. However, the impact of impaired problem gambling awareness on clinical and social outcomes has received little empirical study. The aim of this study was to develop and investigate the psychometric propert ies of a novel scale that measures impaired illness awareness in individuals with problem gambling. We developed the Gambling Awareness and Insight Scale (GAS), a self-report measure that assesses the core theoretical constructs of illness awareness in problem gambling, namelyGeneral Disorder or Pr...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - June 24, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Risky Gambling Behaviors: Associations with Mental Health and a History of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
In this study, we were able to gain a better understanding of how different ACEs each contribute to varying levels of gambling severity. (Source: Journal of Gambling Studies)
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - June 23, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Moderating Effect of Impulsivity on the Association Between Entrapment and Problem Gambling
AbstractImpulsivity as measure by delay discounting and entrapment have been known to influence gambling, but their individual and joint influence on problem gambling among Soccer gamblers are not yet understood. We examine the direct and moderation influences of entrapment and delay discounting on problem gambling among 174 Soccer gamblers in Nigeria. Data were obtained by means of self-report questionnaires of entrapment, delay discounting and problem gambling. Results from Hayes PROCESS moderated regression showed that delay discounting moderated the association between entrapment and problem gambling such that the asso...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - June 23, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
The Effectiveness of a Motivational Interviewing Treatment for Help-Seeking Problem Gamblers in a Community Organization
This study highlights the importance of excluding MI non-adherent (confront and persuade) practitioner beh aviors in order to prevent deterioration in client outcomes. (Source: Journal of Gambling Studies)
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - June 22, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
