Do emotion regulation and impulsivity differ according to gambling preferences in clinical samples of gamblers?
Vintró Alcaraz, Cristina (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge)
Mestre-Bach, Gemma (Universidad Internacional de La Rioja)
Granero, Roser (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut)
Gomez-Peña, Monica (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge)
Moragas, Laura (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge)
Fernández Aranda, Fernando
Jiménez Murcia, Susana (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición

Imprint:	Elsevier, 2022
Description:	9 pàg.
Abstract:	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.
Grants:	Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades RTI2018-101837-B-100 Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI20/132 Instituto de Salud Carlos III 2017I067 Instituto de Salud Carlos III 2019I47 Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte FPU16/01453
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	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
Published in:	Addictive behaviors, Vol. 126 (2022) , p. 107176, ISSN 1873-6327

DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107176
PMID: 34782207

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