Il gioco d'azzardo nelle adolescenti: analisi del comportamento e dei fattori di rischio attraverso la Gambling Behavior Scale-For Adolescents (GBS-A)

2020 ◽  
pp. 97-119
Author(s):  
Maria Anna Donati ◽  
Jessica Boncompagni ◽  
Adriana Iozzi ◽  
Caterina Primi
Keyword(s):  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Fattori Di Rischio ◽  
Behavior Scale

Sebbene sia documentata una maggiore prevalenza del gioco d'azzardo nei ragazzi, tale comportamento sembra interessare sempre più le ragazze. Tuttavia sono relativamente pochi gli studi sulla specificità del gambling nelle adolescenti e mancano lavori di ricerca che abbiano utilizzato strumenti per il comportamento di gioco d'azzardo invarianti per genere. Scopo di questo lavoro era analizzare le caratteristiche del comportamento in adolescenti italiane (Studio 1) e testare un modello in cui sensation seeking e pensiero superstizioso, attraverso la media-zione delle distorsioni cognitive sul gioco d'azzardo, influenzano il comportamento problema-tico di gioco d'azzardo (Studio 2). Per realizzare tale scopo, è stata utilizzata la Gambling Be-havior Scale-For Adolescents, uno strumento che è risultato invariante per genere negli adole-scenti italiani e che permette di rilevare sia le caratteristiche comportamentali che i sintomi di comportamento problematico secondo il DSM-5. Al primo studio hanno partecipato 1527 ado-lescenti femmine (età: M = 15.86; DS = 1.81) ed al secondo 552 adolescenti femmine (età: M = 15.99; DS = 1.34). I risultati hanno confermato che le ragazze prediligono giochi di tipo non strategico, giocano prevalentemente con i familiari, ed intorno agli 11 anni conoscono il gioco d'azzardo. Il 7% delle giocatrici è a rischio di sviluppare problematiche e il 3% ha problemi di gioco. Il modello di mediazione ipotizzato è stato inoltre confermato. Tale modello può quindi essere considerato per la messa a punto di interventi di prevenzione genere-specifici.

scholarly journals Relationships Among Extreme Sports Participation, Sensation Seeking, and Negative Risky Behaviors of Middle-School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hu Chunmei ◽  
He Lingling ◽  
Ge Ning ◽  
Li Yang
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Drinking Alcohol ◽  
School Students ◽  
Extreme Sports

Objective: The aim was to investigate the relationships among extreme sports participation, sensation seeking, and negative risky behaviors (smoking, drinking alcohol, and gambling) for middle-school students.Methods: Using a convenience sampling procedure, all students from a middle school in a district of Chongqing were selected to participate in the survey, which included questions on their extreme sports participation rate, and smoking, drinking alcohol, and gambling behavior.Results: A sample of 2,987 middle-school students participated in this study. The results showed that the proportions of students participating in extreme sports, smoking, drinking alcohol, and gambling were 19.9, 4.8, 18.4, and 3.0%, respectively. There were significant differences between different genders, schools, place of residence, smoking, drinking, gambling, and sensation seeking of the participation rate of students of extreme sports, the rate of boys, junior middle-school students, urban students, smokers, alcohol drinkers, gamblers, and high-sensation-seeking students were relatively higher than that of girls, senior middle-school students, rural students, no-smokers, no-alcohol drinkers, no-gamblers, and low-sensation-seeking students. Alcohol drinking, gambling, and sensation seeking were associated with extreme sports participation, and the students who drank alcohol, who gambled, and who were high sensation seeking were more likely to participate in extreme sports than those who did not drink alcohol, who did not gamble, and who were low sensation seeking.Conclusion: Middle schools should integrate extreme sports education into physical education and risky-behavior education, strengthen relevant knowledge and safety training, and guide students to meet their sensation-seeking needs through participation in extreme sports instead of risky behaviors.

Gambling Behavior Scale--Modified

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belle Gavriel-Fried ◽  
Tammie Ronen
Keyword(s):  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Behavior Scale

Dipendenza sessuale nel DSM-5. Andrebbe riconsiderata la sua inclusione?

PSICOBIETTIVO ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 157-166
Author(s):  
Luca Tornatola
Keyword(s):  
Dsm 5 ◽  
On Line ◽  
Fattori Di Rischio ◽  
Per Se

Pur non essendo stata inclusa nel DSM-5, la dipendenza sessuale è ritenuta da diversi autori un vero e proprio disturbo. Osservando la produzione scientifica degli ultimi dieci anni si riscontra una imponente ondata di articoli sulle nuove dipendenze e i comportamenti derivanti. Molte di queste ricerche si sono orientate verso lo studio della pornografia on-line e la fascia di età tra l'adolescenza e la prima età adulta. Tuttavia, ancora oggi risulta piuttosto complicato riuscire a delineare il profilo prototipico dell'individuo che mette in atto comportamenti, definibili patologici, legati alla dipendenza sessuale. Si tratta di una condizione che può comportare spesso delle conseguenze nella sfera relazionale, in quella professionale, in quella economica e, in casi particolarmente gravi, anche in quella legale. Alcuni rilievi indicano che tra il 3 ed il 6% della popolazione generale, in diversa misura, sarebbe dipendente dal sesso, una percentuale di per sé rilevante ma che risulterebbe essere una sottostima rispetto alla realtà non emersa. Tale percentuale arriva al 17% negli individui sotto i 25 anni. Si è potuta dimostrare l'efficacia di trattamenti di natura integrata, che contemplino sia una terapia psicofarmacologica che delle psicoterapie (individuali e di gruppo). Sono necessari ulteriori studi per poter delineare in modo più chiaro i criteri nosografici, i fattori di rischio più frequenti e la validazione di strumenti valutativi della dipendenza sessuale.

scholarly journals Cortical Thickness Links Impulsive Personality Traits and Risky Behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rickie Miglin ◽  
Nadia Bounoua ◽  
Shelly Goodling ◽  
Ana Sheehan ◽  
Jeffrey M. Spielberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Risky Behavior ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
The Right

Impulsive personality traits are often predictive of risky behavior, but not much is known about the neurobiological basis of this relationship. We investigated whether thickness of the cortical mantle varied as a function of impulsive traits and whether such variation also explained recent risky behavior. A community sample of 107 adults (ages 18–55; 54.2% men) completed self-report measures of impulsive traits and risky behavior followed by a neuroimaging protocol. Using the three-factor model of impulsive traits derived from the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale, analysis of the entire cortical mantle identified three thickness clusters that related to impulsive traits. Sensation seeking was negatively related to thickness in the right pericalcarine cortex, whereas impulsive urgency was positively associated with thickness in the left superior parietal and right paracentral lobule. Notably, follow-up analyses showed that thickness in the right pericalcarine cortex also related to recent risky behavior, with the identified cluster mediating the association between sensation seeking and risky behavior. Findings suggest that reduced thickness in the pericalcarine region partially explains the link between sensation seeking and the tendency to engage in risky behavior, providing new insight into the neurobiological basis of these relationships.

Measurement Invariance of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale Across Age and Sex Across the Adult Life Span

Assessment ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 432-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelia Argyriou ◽  
Miji Um ◽  
Wei Wu ◽  
Melissa A. Cyders
Keyword(s):  
Life Span ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Adult Life Span ◽  
Adult Age ◽  
Item Functioning ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Mean Differences ◽  
Age And Sex

Impulsive personality is a widely used construct for the prediction of multiple clinical problems; however, research has often disregarded important differences in its conceptualization and measurement across age and sex. The goals of this article are to test the invariance of, to compare mean differences in, and to examine the differential validity of the Urgency (negative), Premeditation (lack of), Perseverance (lack of), Sensation Seeking, with added subscale of Positive Urgency (UPPS-P) Impulsive Behavior Scale across adult age and sex. The data for this study were obtained from 799 participants in the Nathan Kline Institute’s Rockland Sample. Multigroup invariance analysis indicated full invariance of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale across age and sex. However, invariance analysis as a function of age using Multiple-Indicators Multiple-Causes modeling identified three items with differential item functioning. Sensation Seeking was higher in males and lower as age increased. In general, age and sex did not moderate the relationships between UPPS-P traits and risk-taking behaviors, with the exception of cannabis use. Overall, the results of this study support that the UPPS-P scale can be validly used to assess and compare impulsive personality across the adult life span and sex. We suggest the removal of Items 5, 28, and 51 when using the UPPS-P with older adults to be overly cautious to age invariance effects.

scholarly journals Sensation Seeking and Gambling Behavior in Adolescence: Can Externalizing Problems Moderate this Relationship?

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (23) ◽  
pp. 8986
Author(s):  
Franca Tani ◽  
Lucia Ponti ◽  
Simon Ghinassi
Keyword(s):  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Adolescent Gambling ◽  
Gambling Behaviors ◽  
Widespread Phenomenon ◽  
Gambling Severity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Gambling is a widespread phenomenon during adolescence. Among different risk factors involved in the onset of adolescent gambling behaviors, one factor that is studied is the sensation seeking personality trait. However, the literature is heterogeneous and a direct relationship between sensation seeking and gaming behaviors has not always been highlighted. This suggests that the relationship can be influenced by other factors. In particular, we explored the moderating role of externalizing problems in this relationship. A total of 363 adolescents (232 males and 131 females) aged 14 to 20 (M = 16.35, SD = 1.36) completed a battery of questionnaires aimed to assess their gambling behaviors, as well as the levels of externalizing problems and sensation seeking. The results showed that sensation seeking was associated with gambling severity, but this relationship was significant when externalizing problems were high and medium. On the contrary, when externalizing problems were low, the relationship between sensation seeking and gambling severity was not significant. Overall, sensation seeking in adolescence can favor the implementation of risk behaviors, such as gambling, but only in association with the presence of externalizing problems. Limitations, strengths, and social and clinical implications of the present study are discussed.

scholarly journals Examination of the SUPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale among Male and Female Youth: Psychometrics and Invariance

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 283
Author(s):  
Pedro Pechorro ◽  
Rebecca Revilla ◽  
Victor H. Palma ◽  
Cristina Nunes ◽  
Cátia Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Critical Period ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Youth Delinquency ◽  
Crime Seriousness ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
School Sample ◽  
Behavior Scale

The UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale is one of the most used and easily administered self-report measures of impulsive traits. The main objective of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the shorter SUPPS-P scale among a school sample of 470 youth (Mage = 15.89 years, SD = 1.00) from Portugal, subdivided into males (n = 257, Mage = 15.97 years, SD = 0.98) and females (n = 213, Mage = 15.79 years, SD = 1.03). Confirmatory factor analysis results revealed that the latent five-factor structure (i.e., Negative urgency, Lack of perseverance, Lack of premeditation, Sensation seeking, and Positive urgency) obtained adequate fit and strong measurement invariance demonstrated across sex. The SUPPS-P scale also demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties in terms of internal consistency, discriminant and convergent (e.g., with measures of youth delinquency, aggression) validities, and criterion-related validity (e.g., with crime seriousness). Findings support the use of the SUPPS-P scale in youth. Given the importance of adolescence as a critical period characterized by increases in impulsive behaviors, having a short, valid, reliable, and easily administered assessment of impulsive tendencies is important and clinically impactful.

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.

UPPS Dimensions of Impulsivity

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Gagnon ◽  
Sacha Daelman ◽  
Pierre McDuff ◽  
Andrea Kocka
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Childhood Maltreatment ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Cognitive Distortions ◽  
Cognitive Model ◽  
Negative Urgency ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Group Of Seven ◽  
Behavior Scale

Although cognitive distortions are widely acknowledged in the explanation of impulsivity-related psychopathologies (and more recently in the explanation of specific impulsive behaviors), no study has systematically verified whether they can also explain the cognitive processes underlying these impulsivity traits of personality: urgency, lack of premeditation, lack of perseverance, and sensation seeking (UPPS). Moreover, childhood maltreatment has been frequently associated with both cognitive distortions and impulsive behaviors but never with UPPS traits. A study was conducted on undergraduate students to examine the influence of cognitive distortions and childhood maltreatment on four dimensions of impulsivity from the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale. Regression analyses revealed that Premature Processing, a term applied to a group of seven cognitive distortions such as emotional reasoning and confusing needs and wants, as well as childhood maltreatment, was able to predict significantly and independently the Negative Urgency dimension of impulsivity, above and beyond gender and the three other subscales of the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale. Coherent with Beck’s cognitive model, these results suggest that the Negative Urgency trait is associated with cognitive distortions that can undermine thought processes in a variety of ways, increasing the likelihood of acting rashly. However, more studies are needed to develop instruments and identify specific forms of cognitive distortions associated with impulsivity traits.

scholarly journals A Longitudinal Analysis of Gambling Predictors among Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 9266
Author(s):  
Álvaro Botella-Guijarro ◽  
Daniel Lloret-Irles ◽  
José Vicente Segura-Heras ◽  
Víctor Cabrera-Perona ◽  
Juan Antonio Moriano
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Subjective Norm ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Universal Prevention ◽  
Preventive Interventions ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Proportional Relationship

Although gambling is forbidden for minors, the prevalence of gambling among adolescents is increasing. In order to improve preventive interventions, more evidence on predictors of gambling onset is needed. A longitudinal study was proposed to (1) establish the prevalence of gambling; (2) identify factors associated with gambling behavior the following year; and (3) adjust a model to predict gambling behavior. A cohort of 1074 students (13–18 years old) was followed for 12 months. The prevalence of gambling reached 42.0% in the second measure. Boys gambled 2.7 times more than girls, and the highest percentages of gambling onset showed up between 13 and 14 years old. Gambling onset and maintenance was associated with gender, age, sensation-seeking, risk perception, self-efficacy for not gambling, parents’ attitude towards gambling, group pressure (friends), subjective norm, exposure to advertising, accessibility, normative perception, gambling in T1 and parents gambling behavior. Gender, gambling in T1 and risk perception were significant in all three logistic adjusted regression models, with the fourth variable being sensation seeking, peer pressure (friends) and accessibility, respectively. It is suggested that universal prevention should be aimed preferably at children under 15 years old and to alert regulators and public administrations to the directly proportional relationship between accessibility and gambling onset.

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