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Gambling among Croatian young people: an exploratory study of the relationship between psychopathic traits, risk-taking tendencies and gambling-related problems
- Source :
- International Gambling Studies. 16:231-245
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2016.
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Abstract
- The present study investigated the relationship between psychopathic traits, risk-taking tendencies and gambling problem severity and if these associations varied by gender in a community sample of Croatian adolescents (N = 282 ; 148 males). Results of the regression analyses showed that the Impulsive-Irresponsible behavioural style (YPI-II) and the Grandiose-Manipulative interpersonal style (YPI-GM) were the strongest postdictors of gambling-related problems. Surprisingly, independently of the YPI-II dimension, the Callous-Unemotional traits were negatively associated to gambling-related problems. By, contrast, independently of the psychopathic traits, risk-tendencies were not significant postdictors of gambling problem severity. With respect to gender differences, higher levels of the YPI-II and YPI-GM dimensions were related to more severe gamblingrelated problems only in males, not in females. Furthermore, while the CU traits exhibited protective features against gambling- related problems in both genders, the effect was stronger for males than for females.
- Subjects :
- Croatian
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05 social sciences
Interpersonal style
Exploratory research
Contrast (statistics)
050109 social psychology
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Developmental psychology
Problem severity
Gambling
psychopathic traits
risk-taking tendencies
adolescents
personality
Negatively associated
language
Personality
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Risk taking
Psychology
Applied Psychology
050104 developmental & child psychology
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Details
- ISSN :
- 14794276 and 14459795
- Volume :
- 16
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Gambling Studies
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ea80d6fca2816a13696fc1ada6ac757f
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2016.1158305