Predicting Problem Gambling Severity: Interplay between Emotion Dysregulation and Gambling-related Cognitions

Buen, Adeluiesa; Flack, Mal

doi:10.1007/s10899-021-10039-w

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“…A rapidly growing body of literature discusses the centrality of ER in the development and maintenance of a range of psychopathology in cross‐sectional studies (Cludius et al, 2020; Dvir et al, 2014; Sloan et al, 2017), including GD (Buen & Flack, 2021; Rogier et al, 2020), and AUD (Jakubczyk et al, 2018). Changes in maladaptive ER strategies were found to parallel the decrease in symptoms of psychopathology, including anxiety, depression, and substance use (Sloan et al, 2017).…”

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Congruence couple therapy for alcohol use and gambling disorders with comorbidities (part II): Targeted areas and mechanisms of change

2022

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Study of change mechanisms is important to advance theory development and to reveal the active components that make a critical difference in treatment. Improved outcomes in a randomized controlled trial that favored Congruence Couple Therapy (CCT) vs individual‐based Treatment‐as‐Usual (TAU) were correlated within each group. Partial correlations were used to test for mediation effects. The aggregate correlation coefficient of improved variables in addiction and mental health, couple adjustment, emotion regulation (ER) and life stress was moderate for CCT and weak for TAU. CCT showed greater number of mediating effects among improved variables than TAU. The prominence of the process mechanism of improved ER with its mediating effects for addiction and psychiatric symptoms evidenced in both groups is noteworthy, but ER improvement was significantly associated with improved couple adjustment only in CCT. Reduction in life stress in CCT was associated with a broader range of improvements in CCT compared to TAU. Correlation patterns were substantiated by CCT participants’ endorsement of treatment targets emphasizing relationship, communication, emotion, problem solving, addiction and intergenerational issues of trauma. TAU participants reported significantly lower endorsements for these treatment targets. The correlation of ER and couple adjustment suggested as a key process mechanism should be further elucidated in future studies to differentiate relationship‐based vs individual‐based models and their respective outcomes for primary clients and partners. These findings are considered preliminary, requiring larger samples and advanced modelling among variables to provide a more profound mechanism analysis.

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Congruence couple therapy for alcohol use and gambling disorders with comorbidities (part II): Targeted areas and mechanisms of change

2022

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“…Thirdly, using self-report measures in the present research exposes the data to individual level bias due to social desirability. This defect could be corrected by future research by including other variables in the explanation of the GQoL-GD relationship including stress and erroneous cognition that have shown plausible mediator and/or moderator in literature (Caudwell et al, 2024;Buen and Flack, 2022). Finally, the present study can be expanded in the future by examining how family cohesion, and perception of gambling close relatives in uence the associations described herein.…”

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A moderated mediation analysis of the quality of life, gambling craving, escape expectancies and gambling disorder relationships.

Awo,

Nwonyi,

Igwe

et al. 2024

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We test a moderated mediation model in which the effect of quality of life on gambling disorder was mediated by escape, and this mediation effect was further moderated by gambling craving. Participants (N = 197: 83% male, M age = 24.05 years, SD age = 7.23 years) online gamblers took part in the survey and responded to the Problem Gambling Severity Index, Gambling Quality of Life Scale, Gambling Outcome Expectancies Scale – Escape, and the Gambling Craving Scale. PROCESS macro analysis result reveals a significant moderated mediation effect of the QoL-escape path by GAC. The findings provide support for escape outcome expectancies as a potential pathway through which the QoL-GD association may thrive specifically, influenced by how disordered gamblers crave for gambling generally. We contribute to growing QoL-GD literature. However, further investigations are needed to reach a consensus on craving as a criterion for GD.

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“…Recently, the role of gambling cognitions in the etiology and maintenance of gambling has garnered significant attention. 12 , 13 The cognitive approach to explaining GD is based on the principle that gamblers have incorrect interpretations of randomness and misconceptions (e.g., “luck helps”) and hold erroneous beliefs (e.g., “gambling makes everything better”), leading to the perception of learned rewards and eventually forming habits. 13 , 14 The evidence for this approach mainly comes from the use of “think-aloud” techniques, where gamblers verbally express their perceptions and beliefs during gambling activities.…”

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“… 12 , 13 The cognitive approach to explaining GD is based on the principle that gamblers have incorrect interpretations of randomness and misconceptions (e.g., “luck helps”) and hold erroneous beliefs (e.g., “gambling makes everything better”), leading to the perception of learned rewards and eventually forming habits. 13 , 14 The evidence for this approach mainly comes from the use of “think-aloud” techniques, where gamblers verbally express their perceptions and beliefs during gambling activities. This method allows direct insight into gamblers’ cognitions and attitudes, helping to investigate cognitive processes in gamblers.…”

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Validation of Gambling Related Cognitions Scale-Iranian Version (GRCS-IR)

Jadidi,

Ahmadrad,

Sarkeshikian

et al. 2023

Addict Health

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Background: The change in gambling forms, a wide variety of advertising methods, the access to gambling, as well as the increase in participation in online gambling have made it important to know and investigate gambling, particularly as pathological gambling leads to psychological and physical damage. Methods: The present study investigated the factor structure of the Gambling Related Cognitions Scale (GRCS) proposed by Raylu and Oei in addiction. The study sample included 574 participants (40.2% male, 59.8% female) between 18 and 56 years of age. The instruments used in the present study included the GRCS, the South Oaks Gambling Screen Questionnaire (SOGS), the Victorian Gambling Screen (VGS), and the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI). Findings: A 5-factor GRCS model provided the best fit to the data, and gambling-related cognitions were a strong predictor of disordered gambling among adults. All subscales presented good internal consistency and scalability. The findings showed that the total score of the GRCS-IR was significantly different among men and women. Conclusion: The findings of this study confirmed that the Iranian version of the GRCS-IR is an effective multidimensional instrument that accurately measures cognitive distortions related to gambling. Consequently, it can be utilized as a valuable tool for assessing GRC (Gambling Related Cognitions) to understand the severity of pathological gambling and has the potential capacity to measure treatment outcomes.

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Predicting Problem Gambling Severity: Interplay between Emotion Dysregulation and Gambling-related Cognitions

Cited by 18 publications

References 69 publications

Congruence couple therapy for alcohol use and gambling disorders with comorbidities (part II): Targeted areas and mechanisms of change

Congruence couple therapy for alcohol use and gambling disorders with comorbidities (part II): Targeted areas and mechanisms of change

A moderated mediation analysis of the quality of life, gambling craving, escape expectancies and gambling disorder relationships.

Validation of Gambling Related Cognitions Scale-Iranian Version (GRCS-IR)

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