The Role of ADHD symptomatology and emotion dysregulation in gambling disorder

Objectives: Although emotion regulation deficits have been implicated in gambling disorder and ADHD, the interplay between these factors has yet to be systematically studied. We examined relationships between ADHD symptoms, emotion regulation, and gambling disorder severity in a sample of treatment-...

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Autores: Mestre-Bach, Gemma|||0000-0001-5345-0484, Steward, Trevor|||0000-0003-3116-8175, Potenza, Marc N.|||0000-0002-6323-1354, Granero, Roser|||0000-0001-6308-3198, Fernández Aranda, Fernando|||0000-0002-2968-9898, Mena Moreno, Teresa|||0000-0003-4172-9714, Magaña, Pablo|||0000-0003-2005-4172, Vintró Alcaraz, Cristina|||0000-0001-9453-8810, Del Pino Gutiérrez, Amparo|||0000-0002-2854-9850, 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:301987
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/301987
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1177/1087054719894378
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:ADHD
Emotion regulation
Gambling disorder
Severity
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Sumario:Objectives: Although emotion regulation deficits have been implicated in gambling disorder and ADHD, the interplay between these factors has yet to be systematically studied. We examined relationships between ADHD symptoms, emotion regulation, and gambling disorder severity in a sample of treatment-seeking gambling disorder patients (n = 98). We also examined clinical differences between patients with and without ADHD symptomatology. Method: Structural equation modeling (SEM) evaluated direct and indirect effects of ADHD and emotion regulation on gambling disorder severity. Results: Significant correlations between ADHD symptomatology and emotion regulation and between emotion regulation and gambling disorder severity were identified. Differences in emotion regulation were found between gambling disorder patients with and without ADHD symptomatology. Path analysis revealed emotion regulation to be a mediator between ADHD and gambling disorder. Conclusion: Our findings indicate the presence of ADHD symptomatology to be associated with greater severity of gambling disorder and greater emotional dysregulation.

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