Do emotion regulation and impulsivity differ according to gambling preferences in clinical samples of gamblers?

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Emotion regulation (ER) and impulsivity impairments have been reported in patients with gambling disorder (GD). However, both constructs have not been studied in depth jointly in clinical samples. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze ER and impulsive tendencies/traits...

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Autores: Vintró Alcaraz, Cristina|||0000-0001-9453-8810, Mestre-Bach, Gemma|||0000-0001-5345-0484, Granero, Roser|||0000-0001-6308-3198, Gomez-Peña, Monica|||0000-0001-6194-8266, Moragas, Laura|||0000-0001-5235-7026, Fernández Aranda, Fernando|||0000-0002-2968-9898, Jiménez Murcia, Susana|||0000-0002-3596-8033
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:269795
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/269795
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107176
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Emotional Regulation
Female
Gambling
Humans
Impulsive Behavior
POPULATION
BEHAVIOR SCALE
COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS
Impulsivity
PROFILES
Non-strategic
VALIDATION
PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLERS
Gambling preferences
Emotion regulation
Gambling disorder
Strategic
SEEKING
UPPS-P
ALEXITHYMIA
ASSOCIATION
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Sumario:BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Emotion regulation (ER) and impulsivity impairments have been reported in patients with gambling disorder (GD). However, both constructs have not been studied in depth jointly in clinical samples. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze ER and impulsive tendencies/traits in a sample of n = 321 treatment-seeking individuals with GD by differentiating them according to their gambling preference (n = 100 strategic; n = 221 non-strategic). METHODS: Our sample was assessed through the DERS (ER), the UPPS-P (impulsivity), and the DSM-5 (GD severity). RESULTS: The non-strategic group included a higher proportion of women and reported greater ER impairments, and more impulsive traits/tendencies compared to strategic gamblers. GD severity was associated with all DERS subscale (except for awareness) and with urgency dimensions of the UPPS-P. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Our findings confirm that strategic and non-strategic gamblers differ in their ER processes and impulsive tendencies, showing the first clinical group a more adaptive profile. These results suggest the relevance of assessing these ER and impulsivity in order to tailor better treatment approaches.

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