Differences in Emotion Regulation Considering Gender, Age, and Gambling Preferences in a Sample of Gambling Disorder Patients

Impairments in emotion regulation are understood to be a transdiagnostic risk factor of suffering from compulsive and addictive behaviors. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of emotion regulation deficits in gambling disorder and to analyze these differences taking gender, age, and ga...

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Autores: Sancho, Marta|||0000-0002-3262-2635, Gracia, Marta de, Granero, Roser|||0000-0001-6308-3198, González-Simarro, Sara, Sánchez Díaz, Isabel María|||0000-0001-5874-8204, Fernández Aranda, Fernando|||0000-0002-2968-9898, Trujols, Joan|||0000-0003-0396-7105, Mallorquí-Bagué, Núria|||0000-0003-1434-3162, Mestre-Bach, Gemma|||0000-0001-5345-0484, Del Pino Gutiérrez, Amparo|||0000-0002-2854-9850, Mena Moreno, Teresa|||0000-0003-4172-9714, Vintró Alcaraz, Cristina|||0000-0001-9453-8810, Steward, Trevor|||0000-0003-3116-8175, Aymamí, Neus|||0000-0002-4607-9565, Gomez-Peña, Monica|||0000-0001-6194-8266, Menchón Magriñá, José Manuel|||0000-0002-6231-6524, Jiménez Murcia, Susana|||0000-0002-3596-8033
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:284105
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/284105
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00625
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Behavioral addiction
Emotion regulation
Gambling disorder
Risk
Severity
Age
Gender
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Sumario:Impairments in emotion regulation are understood to be a transdiagnostic risk factor of suffering from compulsive and addictive behaviors. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of emotion regulation deficits in gambling disorder and to analyze these differences taking gender, age, and gambling activity preferences into account. Methods: The sample included n = 484 patients seeking treatment for gambling disorder at a specialized outpatient service. Main outcomes were sociodemographic variables, emotion regulation, and gambling severity. Results: Differences between sexes were found in non-acceptance of emotions. Older patients obtained higher levels in non-acceptance of emotions, lack of emotion regulation strategies, emotional clarity, and global emotion regulation scores. No differences were found in emotion scores considering gambling preferences (non-strategic versus strategic). Path analysis showed that emotion regulation scores and age had a direct effect on gambling disorder severity, while emotion regulation and gambling preference were not mediational variables in the relationships of gender and age with gambling severity. Conclusions: Emotion regulation impairments differ in patients seeking treatment for gambling problems. Early prevention and intervention programs should incorporate the different dimensions of this process, taking into account clinical phenotypes.

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