scholarly journals Psychopathogical status and personality correlates of problem gambling severity in sports bettors undergoing treatment for gambling disorder

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Jiménez-Murcia ◽  
Mónica Giménez ◽  
Roser Granero ◽  
Hibai López-González ◽  
Mónica Gómez-Peña ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gambling Disorder ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Older Age ◽  
Sports Betting ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Novelty Seeking ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Gambling Severity

AbstractBackground and aimsSports betting has been barely explored independently from other gambling behaviors. Little evidence is available regarding the factors affecting its severity in a clinical sample. The current study explores new determinants for sports betting severity in Spain by the inclusion of psychopathological distress and personality factors.MethodsA sample of 352 Spanish sports bettors undergoing treatment for gambling disorder was recruited. Multiple regression models were used to evaluate the effects of sociodemographic variables, the age of onset of gambling behavior, the global psychopathological distress (SCL-90R GSI) and the personality profile (TCI-R) on sports betting severity and their influence over frequency (bets per episode) and debts due to gambling.ResultsWe found that older age, higher psychopathological distress, lower self-directedness level, and higher novelty seeking level were predictors of gambling severity in Spanish sports bettors. The highest betting frequency was found in men, with the lowest education levels but the highest social status, the highest psychopathological distress, reward dependence score, and self-transcendence trait and the lowest persistence score. Debts were also associated to higher score in cooperativeness as well as older age.Discussion and conclusionsOur findings call for further exploration of factors affecting sports betting severity regarded as a separate gambling entity subtype, as some of the traditional factors typically found in gamblers do not apply to sports bettors or apply inversely in our country. Consequently, sports bettors might deserve specific clinical approaches to tackle the singularities of their gambling behavior.

Effects of personality traits and psychiatric comorbidity on pathological gamblers’symptomatology

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 16-16
Author(s):  
M. Pascucci ◽  
A. Di Cesare ◽  
C. Ciciarelli ◽  
M. Pettorruso ◽  
E. Righino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Psychiatric Comorbidity ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Novelty Seeking ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Bipolar Ii ◽  
Severity Scores ◽  
Gambling Severity

AimsTo evaluate, in a sample of pathological gamblers, the effects of personality traits and psychiatric comorbidity on the severity of this condition.Methods40 patients were evaluated with the following instruments: EuropASI, modified for pathological gambling; MINI; TCI, and BIS-11. Univariate linear regression analyses were conducted to evaluate the relationships between different scales.ResultsAge of onset was influenced by Novelty Seeking and NS-1 subscale, with higher scores related to earlier onset, Harm Avoidance 2 subscale, with higher scores related to a later onset; the presence of a lifetime panic disorder was related with a later onset; A positive correlation was found between age of onset of pathological gambling and both cigarette and cannabis smoking. Higher NS1 scores were related to a higher amount of money spent during the last month, while higher scores on the HA2 and Cooperativeness 5 subscales were related to a lesser number of days in which the patient had gambled during the last month. Moreover, higher scores in Gambling severity scores are related with the presence of a comorbid alcohol or substance abuse or dependence, dysthymia, post traumatic stress disorder, bipolar II mood disorder, and with higher BIS-11 Motor Impulsiveness, Non-planned Impulsiveness and total scores.ConclusionsPersonality traits and psychiatric comorbidity influence the age of onset of gambling, the severity of gambling and the functional and economic impact of the disease on the patient’s life. An evaluation of these aspects is needed to determine treatment options with a greater understanding of the phenomenon.

scholarly journals Impulsivity, Lack of Premeditation, and Debts in Online Gambling Disorder

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel López-Torres ◽  
Leticia León-Quismondo ◽  
Angela Ibáñez
Keyword(s):  
Gambling Disorder ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Sports Betting ◽  
Online Gambling ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Online Gamblers

Background and Objectives: Gambling disorder (GD) is a recurrent and persistent problematic gambling behavior that impairs multiple areas of an individual's life. GD can persist through two modes: online or offline. This study aims to compare sociodemographic, clinical, and psychological characteristics between treatment-seeking online and offline gamblers and analyze the effect of the gambling mode (online or offline) on anxiety, depression, impulsivity, and debts.Methods: Seventy-nine treatment-seeking gamblers (96.2% males), who were simultaneously receiving treatment at a specialized Pathological Gambling and Behavioral Addictions Unit, participated in this study. The sample was divided into two subsamples: online (n = 29, 100% males) and offline (n = 50, 94% males); the characteristics of these two groups were compared and analyzed using Chi-Square test (χ2), t-Test or Mann–Whitney U-test (p < 0.05). Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to determine the effects of gambling mode on significant variables (lack of premeditation and debts).Results: The online sample with a mean age of 29.4 years mainly chose to engage in sports betting (45%, p < 0.05) and showed a higher lack of premeditation levels (25.8 points, p < 0.05) than the offline sample. In addition, the online sample was younger with respect to their onset to gambling (20.2 years, p < 0.05) and the beginning of their gambling problems (25 years, p < 0.05) compared to the offline sample. Online gambling increased the levels of lack of premeditation by an average of 5.43 points compared to offline gambling (p < 0.05). Accumulated debts of the online sample were lower (€11,000) than those of the offline sample (€12,000). However, the interaction between age and gambling mode revealed that online gamblers increased their debt amounts with age at an average increase of €2,726.33 per year compared to offline gamblers (p < 0.05). No significant influence of gambling mode was found on GD severity, anxiety, and depression levels.Conclusions: Gambling mode has a significant relationship with lack of premeditation—a component of impulsivity—and accumulation of debts in treatment-seeking people with GD; however, no relationship was found with the rest of the variables analyzed. Future research with larger samples is needed to confirm these findings.

scholarly journals Current Addiction in Youth: Online Sports Betting

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Núria Aragay ◽  
Laia Pijuan ◽  
Àngela Cabestany ◽  
Irene Ramos-Grille ◽  
Gemma Garrido ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gambling Disorder ◽  
Smoking Habit ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Sports Betting ◽  
University Education ◽  
Online Gambling ◽  
Clinical Predictors ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Online Sports Betting

Background: Gambling landscape has changed in recent years with the emergence of online gambling (OG). Greater accessibility and availability of this betting modality can increase the risk of developing a gambling disorder (GD). Online sports betting (OSB) is currently the most common type of OG, but little is known about the clinical characteristics of OSB compared to slot-machine (SM) gamblers, the most common offline gambling disorder.Methods: This was a prospective study conducted between October 2005 and September 2019, and included outpatients diagnosed with GD seen in a Pathological Gambling and Behavioral Addictions referral unit. Only patients with OSB and SM disorders were included. The main objective was to assess the clinical profile of OSB compared to SM gamblers, and to define clinical predictors for developing OSB gambling disorder. Logistic regression was performed to determine the effects of variables on the likelihood of this disorder.Results: Among 1,186 patients attended in our Unit during the study period, 873 patients were included; 32 (3.7%) were OSB gamblers and 841 (96.3%) were SM gamblers. Overall, mean age was 45 ± 13 years and 94.3% were men. Compared to SM patients, OSB patients were younger (34.9 ± 9.5 vs. 45.3 ±13), more frequently single (43.8 vs. 20.6%) and had a university education level (43.8 vs. 4.5%); they were also more frequently non-smokers (18.7 vs. 66.7%) and had fewer psychiatric comorbidities (12.5 vs. 29.4%) than SM gamblers. GD duration before treatment initiation was shorter in OSB patients than in SM gamblers, most of them (81.3 vs. 42.4%) with ≤ 5 years of GD duration. OSB gamblers showed significant differences in weekly gambling expenditure, spending higher amounts than SM patients. Younger age (OR: 0.919; 95% CI: 0.874–0.966), university education level (OR: 10.658; 95% CI: 3.330–34.119), weekly expenditure >100€ (OR: 5.811; 95% CI:1.544–21.869), and being a non-smoker (OR:13.248; 95% CI:4.332–40.517) were associated with an increased likelihood of OSB gambling behavior.Conclusions: We identified different profiles for OSB and SM gamblers. Younger age, university education level, higher weekly expenditure, and non-smoking habit were associated with OSB compared to SM disorders. Prevention strategies should help young people become aware of the severe risks of OSB.

scholarly journals Contribution of sex on the underlying mechanism of the gambling disorder severity

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Jiménez-Murcia ◽  
Roser Granero ◽  
Mónica Giménez ◽  
Amparo del Pino-Gutiérrez ◽  
Gemma Mestre-Bach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Bias ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Gambling Disorder ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Clinical State ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Moderator Effect ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Gambling Severity

Abstract Significant increasing prevalences have been observed in gambling disorder (GD) in the last decades. This study analyzed the underlying mechanisms of the gambling severity with path analysis (implemented through Structural Equation Modeling, SEM), and assessed the potential moderator effect of the patients’ sex. A sample of n = 512 treatment-seeking patients was assessed for sociodemographics and clinical state previously to the treatment. Results obtained in two separate SEM (for men and women) revealed differences in the direct effects and the mediational links. Among the male subsample, higher GD severity was directly related to the higher cognitive bias and the younger age of onset of the problematic gambling, while impulsivity levels and age of onset achieved an indirect effect on the disordered gambling mediated by the cognitive bias. Among females, GD severity was directly increased by younger age of onset, higher cognitive bias and lower self-directedness, while lower socioeconomic positions, and higher levels in harm avoidance achieved an indirect effect on the gambling severity mediated also by the distortions related to the gambling activity. These results provide new empirical evidence for a better understanding of the GD etiology, suggesting that the underlying complex links mediating the GD severity are strongly related to the patients’ sex. The results can also contribute to design more effectiveness and precise therapy programs of patient-centered care.

scholarly journals Juego online: tratamiento de un caso de adicción a apuestas deportivas

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. e339
Author(s):  
Marta Marcos ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gambling Disorder ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Treatment Protocol ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Sports Betting ◽  
Online Gambling ◽  
Gambling Addiction ◽  
Symptom Severity Scale ◽  
Motivation And Learning

Background: online gambling (bets, casino games, poker, etc.) is an activity that is spreading worldwide, even in countries where it is not yet legalized. Although the situation in Latin America is very heterogeneous, it is possible that, as online gambling is developed and promoted, addiction problems arise. This has already happened in Spain since the legalization of online gambling in 2011. Thus, psychology should be developing intervention programs to face this new scenario. Goal: this paper describes the treatment protocol for a young man with sports betting addiction. Method: the treatment proposal consisted in a cognitive behavioral therapy which focused on deconditioning of gambling situations; training of skills needed to prevent relapses and overcome risky situations; information on gambling risks; change of attitude towards gambling; and promotion of a healthy lifestyle incompatible with gambling addiction. Results: both the treatment phases and the theoretical basis of the intervention proposal are described. The patient, diagnosed with a severe gambling disorder, showed improvements in the gambling disorder criteria and the Symptom Severity Scale Score. Conclusions: a treatment protocol for online gambling addiction, which is based on the principles of motivation and learning, has been developed. This protocol has demonstrated to be effective in reducing gambling behavior and promoting a new healthy lifestyle.

scholarly journals Population Screening of Gambling Behavior: Playing to Escape From Problems May Be a Key Characteristic of At-Risk Players

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klavdia Neophytou ◽  
Marios Theodorou ◽  
Christiana Theodorou ◽  
Tonia-Flery Artemi ◽  
Georgia Panayiotou
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Gambling Disorder ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Financial Gain ◽  
Large Populations ◽  
Gambling Severity ◽  
Everyday Problems ◽  
Brief Screening

The increase in gambling availability and the inclusion of gambling disorder as an addiction in DSM-5 highlight the importance of brief screening measures aiming to identify at-risk gamblers. The current study, using a brief telephone survey, assessed demographic characteristics and gambling behaviors in 2,118 adults. Questions were developed based on DSM-5 criteria for Gambling Disorder and common assessment tools. A 7% prevalence of as at-risk gamblers was identified. Male gender, low monthly income, high frequency of gambling behavior, large amounts of money spent, and gambling to escape from everyday problems or for amusement, specifically for men, were found to be the characteristics that can help in the early identification of at-risk gamblers. Gambling for financial gain and as a way to socialize, age, and employment status were not significant predictors of gambling severity. This study shows that the above characteristics can be assessed easily through phone screening of large populations, aiding in prevention practices to reduce the problematic use of gambling activities.

scholarly journals Population screening of gambling behavior: Identifying key characteristics of at-risk players in Cyprus

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klavdia Neophytou ◽  
Georgia Panayiotou ◽  
Marios Theodorou ◽  
Christiana Theodorou ◽  
Tonia-Flery Artemi
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Gambling Disorder ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Birth Date ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Financial Gain ◽  
Large Populations ◽  
Gambling Severity ◽  
Age Range

The increase of gambling availability and the inclusion of Gambling disorder as an addiction in DSM-5 highlight the importance of brief screening measures aiming to identify at-risk gamblers. The current study using a brief telephone survey assessed demographic characteristics and gambling behaviors in 2118 adults in the island of Cyprus. Questions were developed based on DSM-5 criteria for Gambling Disorder, and common assessment tools. A percentage of 6% was identified as at-risk gamblers. Male gender, low monthly income, high frequency of gambling behavior, large amounts of money spent and gambling to escape from everyday problems or for amusement, specifically for men, were found to be characteristics that can help in the early identification of at-risk gamblers. Gambling for financial gain and as a way to socialize, birth date (age range), and employment status were not significant predictors of gambling severity. This study shows that the above characteristics can be assessed easily through phone screening of large populations, aiding in prevention practices to reduce the problematic use of gambling activities.

scholarly journals Personality factors associated with problem gambling behavior in university students

2013 ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Buckle ◽  
Sonya Corbin Dwyer ◽  
Jim Duffy ◽  
Kelly L. Brown ◽  
Nichole D. Pickett
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
University Students ◽  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Personality Factor ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Problem Gambling Behavior

This study investigated sex differences and personality factors associated with gambling behavior in a non-clinical sample of young men and women. The participants were 212 university students (62 men and 150 women) and their mean age was 18.7 years. The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) was used to assess problem gambling behavior and the NEO Five-Factor Inventory Form S (College Age) was used to assess personality traits. The results indicated that men were more likely to endorse indicators of gambling problems than were women, with sex differences in different endorsed gambling activities. Of the five personality factors investigated, low Openness to experience and low Agreeableness were most strongly associated with higher scores on the SOGS, indicative of potentially problematic gambling behavior. Further analysis illustrated that for men in particular, low Openness to experience was a key personality factor in relation to higher SOGS scores.

scholarly journals Clinical, Psychopathological, and Personality Characteristics Associated with ADHD among Individuals Seeking Treatment for Gambling Disorder

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Aymamí ◽  
S. Jiménez-Murcia ◽  
R. Granero ◽  
J. A. Ramos-Quiroga ◽  
F. Fernández-Aranda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Gambling Disorder ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Novelty Seeking ◽  
Adhd Symptoms ◽  
General Psychopathology ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Sociodemographic Differences ◽  
Self Transcendence

Objectives. (1) To assess the current presence of ADHD symptoms among patients seeking treatment for gambling disorder; (2) to explore clinical and sociodemographic differences between patients who score high and low on the measure of ADHD symptoms; (3) to analyze whether the presence of ADHD symptoms is associated with more severe psychopathology and with specific personality traits; (4) to analyze the mediating role of ADHD symptoms in the relationship between novelty seeking and gambling severity.Method. A total of 354 consecutive patients were administered an extensive battery assessing gambling behavior, psychopathology, and personality traits.Results. Male and female gamblers did not differ significantly in their mean scores on the ADHD measure. However, younger participants aged 18–35 scored higher. Higher ADHD scores were also associated with greater severity of gambling disorder and more general psychopathology. Regarding personality traits, high persistence and self-directedness were negatively related to ADHD scores, while in women alone a positive correlation was found between ADHD scores and scores on harm avoidance and self-transcendence.Conclusion. The presence of ADHD symptoms in both male and female gambling disorder patients may act as an indicator of the severity of gambling, general psychopathology, and dysfunctional personality traits.

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