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Pàgina inicial > Articles > Articles publicats > The influence of chronological age on cognitive biases and impulsivity levels in male patients with gambling disorder |
Data: | 2020 |
Resum: | Due to the contribution of age to the etiology of gambling disorder (GD), there is a need to assess the moderator effect of the aging process with other features that are highly related with the clinical profile. The objective of this study is to examine the role of the chronological age into the relationships between cognitive biases, impulsivity levels and gambling preference with the GD profile during adulthood. Sample included n = 209 patients aged 18-77 years-old recruited from a Pathological Gambling Outpatients Unit. Orthogonal contrasts explored polynomial patterns in data, and path analysis implemented through structural equation modeling assessed the underlying mechanisms between the study variables. Compared to middle-age patients, younger and older age groups reported more impairing irrational beliefs (P = 0. 005 for interpretative control and P = 0. 043 for interpretative bias). A linear trend showed that as people get older sensation seeking (P = 0. 006) and inability to stop gambling (P = 0. 018) increase. Path analysis showed a direct effect between the cognitive bias and measures of gambling severity (standardized effects [SE] between 0. 12 and 0. 17) and a direct effect between impulsivity levels and cumulated debts due to gambling (SE = 0. 22). Screening tools and intervention plans should consider the aging process. Specific programs should be developed for younger and older age groups, since these are highly vulnerable to the consequences of gambling activities and impairment levels of impulsivity and cognitive biases. |
Ajuts: | Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad PSI2015-68701-R Instituto de Salud Carlos III FIS PI14/00290 Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI17/01167 European Commission PI17/01167 Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte FPU16/02087 Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte FPU16/01453 |
Nota: | Altres ajuts: Delegación del Gobierno para el Plan Nacional sobre Drogas: 2017I067 i 2019I47 |
Drets: | Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. |
Llengua: | Anglès |
Document: | Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada |
Matèria: | Cognitive biases ; Gambling disorder ; Impulsivity ; Older age ; Path analysis ; Younger age |
Publicat a: | Journal of behavioral addictions, Vol. 9 núm 2 (june 2020) , p. 383-400, ISSN 2063-5303 |
18 p, 1.8 MB |