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Mediational Role of Age of Onset in Gambling Disorder, a Path Modeling Analysis
- Source :
- Journal of gambling studies, Journal of gambling studies, 2016, 32 (1), pp.327-340. ⟨10.1007/s10899-015-9537-y⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2015.
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Abstract
- International audience; 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. The South Oaks Gambling Screen, the Symptom Checklist (SCL-90-R) and the Temperament and Character Inventory-R were administered to a large sample of 1632 outpatients attending a specialized outpatient GD unit. Sociodemographic variables were also recorded. A Structural Equation Model was adjusted to assess the pathway. Age of onset mediated between personality profile (novelty seeking and self-transcendence) 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 earlier and reported fewer depression symptoms. 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.
- Subjects :
- Male
Personality Inventory
Sociology and Political Science
[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]
030508 substance abuse
Gambling/*psychology
0302 clinical medicine
Theoretical
Models
Surveys and Questionnaires
Personality traits
Big Five personality traits
Young adult
General Psychology
media_common
Depression
Middle Aged
3. Good health
Addictive/*psychology
SEM
Female
Personality Assessment Inventory
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Personality
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject
Age of onset
Dysfunctional family
Gambling disorder
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Age Distribution
Sex Factors
medicine
Humans
Pathways
Temperament
Psychiatry
Behavior
Novelty seeking
Models, Theoretical
Mediational variables
030227 psychiatry
Behavior, Addictive
Gambling
Depression/psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15733602
- Volume :
- 32
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Gambling Studies
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....cff33f18940143c00f67e9795506a3bb