Impulsivity traits and gambling cognitions associated with gambling preferences and clinical status

Navas, Juan F.; Billieux, Joël; Perandrés‐Gómez, Ana; López-Torrecillas, Francisca; Cândido, Antônio; Perales, José C.

doi:10.1080/14459795.2016.1275739

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“…The validity sample ( n = 137) partially overlaps with the one in Navas et al. ( in press ) and consisted of both disordered and non-disordered gamblers. Treatment-seeking gamblers in this sample (51 participants) were contacted through their treatment centers.…”

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The role of affect-driven impulsivity in gambling cognitions: A convenience-sample study with a Spanish version of the Gambling-Related Cognitions Scale

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Background and aimsAbnormal cognitions are among the most salient domain-specific features of gambling disorder. The aims of this study were: (a) to examine and validate a Spanish version of the Gambling-Related Cognitions Scale (GRCS; Raylu & Oei, 2004) and (b) to examine associations between cognitive distortion levels, impulsivity, and gambling behavior.MethodsThis study first recruited a convenience sample of 500 adults who had gambled during the previous year. Participants were assessed using the Spanish version of GRCS (GRCS-S) questionnaire, the UPPS-P impulsivity questionnaire, measures of gambling behavior, and potentially relevant confounders. Robust confirmatory factor analysis methods on half the sample were used to select the best models from a hypothesis-driven set. The best solutions were validated on the other half, and the resulting factors were later correlated with impulsivity dimensions (in the whole n = 500 factor analysis sample) and clinically relevant gambling indices (in a separate convenience sample of 137 disordered and non-disordered gamblers; validity sample).ResultsThis study supports the original five-factor model, suggests an alternative four-factor solution, and confirms the psychometric soundness of the GRCS-S. Importantly, cognitive distortions consistently correlated with affect- or motivation-driven aspects of impulsivity (urgency and sensation seeking), but not with cognitive impulsivity (lack of premeditation and lack of perseverance).Discussion and conclusionsOur findings suggest that the GRCS-S is a valid and reliable instrument to identify gambling cognitions in Spanish samples. Our results expand upon previous research signaling specific associations between gambling-related distortions and affect-driven impulsivity in line with models of motivated reasoning.

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“…In the GSM, gamblers are predicted to differ in four dimensions: (1) sensitivity to positive reinforcement, (2) and negative reinforcement components of gambling, (3) generalized emotion dysregulation, and (4) motivated cognitive elaboration and self-deception. The first dimension has been shown to play an important role in gambling preferences, motivation for change and a dropout risk during therapy (Aragay et al, 2015;Jara-Rizzo et al, 2018;Navas et al, 2017a), and the second one in transition from risky to pathological gambling, telescoping, and gambling severity (Ledgerwood & Petry, 2010;Ciccarelli, Griffiiths, Nigro & Cosenza, 2017;Zakiniaeiz, Cosgrove, Mazure, & Potenza 2017). These two dimensions are related to gambling motives, and thus to gambling as an overt coping/enhancing strategy.…”

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Types of Emotion Regulation and Their Associations with Gambling: A Cross-Sectional Study with Disordered and Non-problem Ecuadorian Gamblers

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“…En segundo lugar, los J-PROB no estratégicos (J-NST) puntuaron más alto en COP que los J-PROB estratégicos (JST). Este hallazgo se apoya en las investigaciones anteriores, tanto en adultos (Bonnaire et al, 2009;Grant et al, 2012;Navas et al, 2017) como en adolescentes (Bergevin, Gupta, Derevensky y Kaufman, 2006;Gupta et al, 2004). La presentación de un patrón de juego excesivo y problemático ha sido identificada como una estrategia de afrontamiento evitativa e inadecuada (Bergevin et al, 2006;Gupta et al, 2004).…”

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“…Existen datos contradictorios con respecto a los tipos de actividad de juego y la gravedad del mismo. Estudios previos han relacionado el juego no estratégico (Bonnaire, Bungener y Varescon, 2009;Grant, Odlaug, Chamberlain y Schreiber, 2012;Griffiths, Scarfe y Bellringer, 1999;Navas et al, 2017), el estratégico (Moragas et al, 2015) y ambos tipos de actividad (Odlaug, Marsh, Won Kim y Grant, 2011) con mayor gravedad de juego. A pesar de la relevancia de estos hallazgos para la prevención y el tratamiento, ninguna investigación hasta la fecha ha abordado este tema entre los adolescentes.…”

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Validación del Cuestionario de Motivos de Juego en adolescentes: Diferencias según la gravedad y las actividades de juego

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Self-reported reasons for gambling have been highlighted as crucial to understanding why adults develop problems with gambling. However, research on motives among adolescents remains scarce. The aim of this study is to explore the factorial structure of the Gambling Motives Questionnaire (GMQ) and to analyze differences in motives among adolescents, depending on the gambling activity and level of gambling severity. A total of 698 adolescent gamblers (M = 15.24, SD = .76) were assessed. As well as the GMQ, the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS-RA) questionnaire was used. Gamblers were classified into three categories (strategic, non-strategic, and mixed) according to the activities engaged in during the last year. An Exploratory Factor Analysis was conducted followed by a Confirmatory Factor Analysis in order to explore the internal structure of the GMQ. Three two-way between-groups Analyses of Variance (ANOVA) were conducted to explore differences in motives according to the type of activity and the gambling severity levels. According to the factorial structure of the GMQ, three main groups of motivations were found: enhancement, coping and social. Compared to non-problem gamblers, problem gamblers scored higher on all motives. Moreover, gamblers seeking enhancement prefer strategic games, those gambling to cope with stress use non-strategic games more frequently, while social gamblers do not show a preference for either strategic or non-strategic games. In conclusion, gambling motives are related to gambling severity and structural characteristics of gambling. These findings may be useful from a prevention standpoint.

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Impulsivity traits and gambling cognitions associated with gambling preferences and clinical status

Cited by 53 publications

References 85 publications

The role of affect-driven impulsivity in gambling cognitions: A convenience-sample study with a Spanish version of the Gambling-Related Cognitions Scale

The role of affect-driven impulsivity in gambling cognitions: A convenience-sample study with a Spanish version of the Gambling-Related Cognitions Scale

Types of Emotion Regulation and Their Associations with Gambling: A Cross-Sectional Study with Disordered and Non-problem Ecuadorian Gamblers

Validación del Cuestionario de Motivos de Juego en adolescentes: Diferencias según la gravedad y las actividades de juego

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