Mediational role of age of onset in gambling disorder, a path modeling analysis
Jiménez-Murcia, Susana (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
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)
Angulo-Brunet, Ariadna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut)
Fernández Aranda, Fernando (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Arcelus, Jon (Leicester Glenfield Hospital)
Fagundo, Ana Beatriz (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Aymamí, Neus (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Moragas, Laura (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Sauvaget, Anne (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes. Département d'addictologie et de psychiatrie)
Grall-Bronnec, Marie (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes. Département d'addictologie et de psychiatrie)
Gomez-Peña, Monica (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Menchón Magriñá, José Manuel (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)

Date:	2016
Description:	21 pàg.
Abstract:	The aim of the study is to assess a mediational pathway which includes patients' sex, personality traits, age of onset of gambling disorder (GD) and gambling-related variables. Method: the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS), the Symptom Checklist (SCL-90-R) and the Temperament and Character Inventory-R (TCI-R) were administered to a large sample of 1,632 outpatients attending a specialized outpatient GD unit. Sociodemographic variables were also recorded. A Structural Equation Model (SEM) was adjusted to assess the pathway. Results: age of onset mediated between personality profile (novelty seeking and selftranscendence) and GD severity and depression symptoms (measured by SCL-90-R). Sex had a direct effect on GD onset and depression symptoms: men initiated the GD disorder earlier and reported fewer depression symptoms. Discussion: age of onset is a mediating variable between sex, personality traits, GD severity and depression symptoms. These empirical results provide new evidence about the underlying etiological process of dysfunctional behaviors related to gambling, and may help to guide the development of more effective treatment and prevention programs aimed at high-risk groups such as young men with high levels of novelty seeking and self-transcendence.
Grants:	Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PSI2011-28349 Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2014/SGR-1672 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad PSI2014-56303-REDT
Note:	Altres ajuts: Partial financial support was received from FIS (PI11/210)
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Age of onset ; Gambling disorder ; Mediational variables ; Pathways ; Personality traits ; SEM
Published in:	Journal of Gambling Studies, Vol. 32 (2016) , p. 327-340, ISSN 1573-3602

DOI: 10.1007/s10899-015-9537-y

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