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(Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición) (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición) (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de Ciències de la Salut) (Universitat de Barcelona) (Institut de Medicina Legal i Ciències Forenses de Catalunya) (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge) (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge) (Universitat de Barcelona. Escola d'Infermeria) (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge) (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge) (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición) (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición) (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental) (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
| Date: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Gambling disorder (GD) is a psychiatric condition that was recently recategorized as a non-substance-related addiction in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders. Criminal activity is commonly associated with gambling; however, few empirical studies to date have examined sociodemographic and psychological variables in this population. In this study, we explored criminal behavior history in a sample of consecutively recruited treatment-seeking gamblers (n = 382) and compared subjects with a history of illegal acts (n = 103, 26. 9%) to those with no criminal record (n = 279, 73. 1%). Impulsivity and personality traits were specifically explored, along with other gambling-related severity factors. We found that gamblers who engaged in illegal activity were more likely to endorse high levels of urgency (i. e. , the tendency to act out when experiencing heightened emotional states) and increased lack of premeditation. Gamblers with a history of criminal behavior also had greater GD severity levels and gambling-related debts. Additionally, these gamblers reported lower levels of self-directedness, which is characterized by difficulty in establishing and redirecting behavior toward one's goals. Likewise, gamblers who had conducted criminal acts showed a tendency to engage in greater risk-taking behavior. These results shed new light on this understudied population and provide insights for developing targeted harm-prevention interventions and treatment protocols. |
| Grants: | Instituto de Salud Carlos III FIS PI14-00290 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad PSI2015-68701-R Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2017FI_B1 00145 Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte FPU16-01453 |
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| Language: | Anglès |
| Document: | Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada |
| Subject: | Gambling disorder ; Impulsivity ; Criminal behavior ; Psychopathology ; Risk factors |
| Published in: | Frontiers in psychiatry, Vol. 9 (january 2018) , ISSN 1664-0640 |
