Impulsivity as a mediator in the relationship between depression and problem gambling

Clarke, Dave

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2005.05.008

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“…Research suggests that depressive disorders such as Bipolar Disorder and Major Depression are highly comorbid with PGD (Kim et al, 2006), yet the nature of these relationships has not been fully delineated. A recent study implicating impulsivity as a mediator of depression and PG (Clarke, 2006) suggests that gambling may be an impulsive behavior used to offset dysphoria in at-risk individuals. It is possible that the BPD traits are associated with gambling in the presence of painful affective states.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Treatment of individuals with personality disorders should include assessment and monitoring of gambling behavior, irrespective of a substance abuse/dependence diagnosis. Given the associations found between personality disorders, depressive symptoms, and gambling, testing of causal models such as the Pathways Model (Blaszczynski et al, 2002;Clarke, 2006) is indicated. Our findings further implicate the importance of future research into the role of race/ethnicity and socio-economic status in the etiology and persistence of PG and PGD.…”

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The association between gambling pathology and personality disorders

Sacco

Cunningham-Williams

Ostmann

et al. 2008

Journal of Psychiatric Research

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The association between gambling pathology and personality disorders

Sacco

Cunningham-Williams

Ostmann

et al. 2008

Journal of Psychiatric Research

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“…Impulsivity, in particular, is highly correlated with and predictive of problem gambling behaviour in youth Pagani, Derevensky, & Japel, 2010;Shead, Derevensky, & Gupta, 2010;Vitaro, Arseneault, & Tremblay, 1997, 1999, adults (Shenassa, Paradis, Dolan, Wilhelm, & Buka, 2012;Walther et al, 2012), university students (Clarke, 2006;Lightsey & Hulsey, 2002), and treatment-seeking gamblers (Maccallum, Blaszczynski, Ladouceur, & Nower, 2007;Steel & Blaszczynski, 1998;Tang & Wu, 2012).…”

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Gambling and Video Game Playing Among Youth

McBride

Derevensky

2017

JGI

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Gambling and video game playing represent two leisure activities in which adolescents and young adults participate. There are psychological and behavioural parallels between slot machine gambling and video arcade game playing. Because both activities have similar negative effects associated with excessive play (e.g., poor academic performance, moodiness, loss of interest in activities previously enjoyed, interpersonal conflict) there is concern that children and adolescents who are attracted to video games, for both psychological rewards and the challenge, may be at greater risk to gamble. The current research examined the gambling (land-based, online for money, and free online gambling games), video game, and Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPG) playing behaviour in adolescents and young adults to determine shared risk factors and negative consequences for excessive play. These factors include depression, personality characteristics (i.e., impulsivity and extraversion), and outcome expectancies.Results indicate that gamblers, relative to non-gamblers, were more likely to play video games. Video game players were more likely than non-players to gamble offline and report playing free online gambling games. Problem gamblers had higher rates of video game playing than non-gamblers and addicted gamers had higher rates of land-based gambling than nongamers. In addition, MMORPG players, relative to non-players, were more likely to have participated in online gambling activities, gambled offline, and played free online gambling games. There were no significant differences among the three gambling groups for depression, however addicted gamers had significantly higher depression scores than both social and non-

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“…A number of factors related to student gambling have been investigated, such as impulsivity (Holt, Green, & Myerson, 2003), depression (Clarke, 2006), suicide (Ladouceur, Dubé, & Bujold, 1994), alcohol and drug use (Lesieur et al, 1991;Winters et al, 1998), sensation seeking (Langewisch & Frisch, 1998), criminal activity (Ladouceur et al, 1994), and gambling motivation (Neighbors et al, 2002). Despite erroneous gambling-related cognitions receiving far more attention in recent times, they are rarely investigated with educational populations and as such merit investigation.…”

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Student gambling, erroneous cognitions, and awareness of treatment in Scotland

Moodie

2008

JGI

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Rates of probable pathological gambling in colleges and universities across Scotland were investigated with a nationally distributed sample consisting of students (n = 1,483) and members of staff (n = 492). Gambling-related erroneous cognitions (Gambling Beliefs Questionnaire [GBQ]) and gambling severity (South Oaks Gambling Screen [SOGS]) were measured, with additional questions enquiring about awareness of treatments available for gambling problems. Rates of past-year problem and probable pathological gambling for students were 4.0% and 3.9%, respectively. An exploratory factor analysis of the GBQ resulted in a 24-item five-factor model, with gambling severity (as indicated by SOGS scores), indices of increasing gambling involvement (gambling frequency and number of gambling activities), and male gender being positively correlated with higher levels of erroneous cognitions, suggesting erroneous cognitions may not be prominent for females with gambling problems. Less than a fifth of students were aware of where to go to receive help for gambling-related problems.

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Impulsivity as a mediator in the relationship between depression and problem gambling

Cited by 89 publications

References 22 publications

The association between gambling pathology and personality disorders

The association between gambling pathology and personality disorders

Gambling and Video Game Playing Among Youth

Student gambling, erroneous cognitions, and awareness of treatment in Scotland

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