Are online pathological gamblers different from non-online pathological gamblers on demographics, gambling problem severity, psychopathology and personality characteristics?
Jiménez-Murcia, Susana (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Stinchfield, Randy (University of Minnesota Medical School. Department of Psychiatry)
Fernández Aranda, Fernando (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Santamaría, Juan José (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Penelo Werner, Eva (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut)
Granero, Roser (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut)
Gomez-Peña, Monica (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Aymamí, Neus (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Moragas, Laura (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Soto, Antonio (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Menchón Magriñá, José Manuel (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)

Data:	2011
Resum:	The purpose of this study was to compare online pathological gamblers (OPG) to nononline pathological gamblers (non-OPG) in terms of gambling behaviour, sociodemographic features, psychopathology and personality characteristics. A large sample of 1015 pathological gambling (PG) patients consecutively admitted to our Pathological Gambling Unit participated in the study. There were very few differences between OPGs and non-OPGs, limited to OPGs exhibiting slightly higher educational levels, higher socio-economic status and larger amounts of money spent on gambling and gambling debts. There were no differences in clinical, psychopathological and personality characteristics. Although some research has been conducted in the general population, the current paper is one of the few attempts to analyse this topic in clinical samples who seek treatment for their gambling problem. The lack of differences between OPGs and non-OPGs found in our study may encourage further studies to analyse whether similar therapy responses might be obtained in both groups.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Matèria:	Behavioural addictions ; Online gambling ; Pathological gambling ; Personality ; Psychopathology
Publicat a:	International Gambling Studies, Vol. 11, Núm. 3 (2011) , p. 325-337, ISSN 1479-4276

DOI: 10.1080/14459795.2011.628333

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