Exploring the relationship between reward and punishement sensitivity and gambling disorder in a clinical sample : a path modeling analysis
Jiménez-Murcia, Susana (Universitat de Barcelona)
Fernández Aranda, Fernando (Universitat de Barcelona)
Mestre-Bach, Gemma (Instituto Salud Carlos III)
Granero, Roser (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut)
Tárrega Larrea, Salomé (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut)
Torrúbia, Rafael (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Neurociències)
Aymamí, Neus (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Gomez-Peña, Monica (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Soriano-Mas, Carles (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut)
Steward, Trevor (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Moragas, Laura (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Baño, Marta (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Del Pino Gutiérrez, Amparo (Universitat de Barcelona)
Menchón Magriñá, José Manuel (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psiquiatria i de Medicina Legal

Date:	2017
Abstract:	Most individuals will gamble during their lifetime, yet only a select few will develop gambling disorder. Gray's Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory holds promise for providing insight into gambling disorder etiology and symptomatology as it ascertains that neurobiological differences in reward and punishment sensitivity play a crucial role in determining an individual's affect and motives. The aim of the study was to assess a mediational pathway, which included patients' sex, personality traits, reward and punishment sensitivity, and gambling-severity variables. The Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire, the South Oaks Gambling Screen, the Symptom Checklist-Revised, and the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised were administered to a sample of gambling disorder outpatients (N = 831), diagnosed according to DSM-5 criteria, attending a specialized outpatient unit. Sociodemographic variables were also recorded. A structural equation model found that both reward and punishment sensitivity were positively and directly associated with increased gambling severity, sociodemographic variables, and certain personality traits while also revealing a complex mediational role for these dimensions. To this end, our findings suggest that the Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire could be a useful tool for gaining a better understanding of different gambling disorder phenotypes and developing tailored interventions.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Gambling disorder ; Gray's Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory ; Path analysis ; Personality ; Sensitivity to punishment ; Sensitivity to reward
Published in:	Journal of Gambling Studies, Vol. 33 Núm. 2 (June 2017) , ISSN 1573-3602

DOI: 10.1007/s10899-016-9631-9

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