Factors related to the dual condition of gambling and gaming disorders : a path analysis model
Ayala-Rojas, Rocío Elena (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Granero, Roser (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut)
Mora-Maltas, Bernat (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Rivas-Pérez, Sandra (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Fernández Aranda, Fernando (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Gomez-Peña, Monica (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Moragas, Laura (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Baenas Soto, Isabel Maria (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Solé-Morata, Neus (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Menchón Magriñá, José Manuel (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Jiménez-Murcia, Susana (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)

Publicació:	Elsevier, 2022
Descripció:	11 pàg.
Resum:	BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Gaming disorder has experienced rapid growth in the last decade among youth and adult populations, in parallel to the expansion of the videogame industry. The objective of this study was to explore the underlying process to explain the dual diagnosis of gaming with gambling disorder. METHODS: The sample included n = 117 patients who met clinical criteria for gaming disorder, recruited from a tertiary care unit specialized in the treatment of behavioral addictions. Path analysis (implemented through structural equation modeling) assessed the direct and mediational mechanisms between the dual condition of gaming + gambling disorder and sociodemographic variables and personality traits. RESULTS: The comorbid gaming + gambling disorder was met for 14. 5% of the participants (additionally, 6. 0% of the sample also met criteria for problematic gambling). The dual diagnosis was directly related to an older age at onset of the addiction problems, a higher level of the novelty seeking trait and being in active work. Employment status also mediated the relationship between persistence levels and chronological age. Greater psychopathological distress was related to females, higher levels of harm avoidance and persistence and lower levels of self-directedness. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study provide empirical evidence for the specific factors that increase the likelihood of the dual gaming + gambling disorder. Clinical settings should consider these features to improve gaming diagnosis and treatment. Preventive programs should also be focused on the most vulnerable groups to prevent onset and progression of this comorbid condition.
Ajuts:	Agencia Estatal de Investigación RTI2018-101837-B-I00 Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI20/00132 Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI17/01167
Nota:	Altres ajuts: We thank CERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya for institutional support. This manuscript and research was supported by grants from Research funded by the Delegacion ' del Gobierno para el Plan Nacional sobre Drogas (2017I067 and 2019I47), and co-funded by FEDER funds/European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), a way to build Europe. CIBERObn and CIBERSam are both initiatives of ISCIII. With the support of the Secretariat for Universities and Research of the Ministry of Business and Knowledge of the Government of Catalonia. IB was partially supported by a Post-Residency grant from research committee of the Bellvitge University Hospital (Barcelona, Spain).
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Matèria:	Behavioral addictions ; Comorbidity ; Gambling disorder ; Gaming disorder ; Path analysis
Publicat a:	Journal of Psychiatric Research, Vol. 145 (2022) , p. 148-158, ISSN 1879-1379

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.12.005
PMID: 34923355

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