| Autor: |
Bibby PA; 1 School of Psychology, University of Nottingham , Nottingham, United Kingdom., Ross KE; 1 School of Psychology, University of Nottingham , Nottingham, United Kingdom. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of behavioral addictions [J Behav Addict] 2017 Dec 01; Vol. 6 (4), pp. 630-638. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Nov 09. |
| DOI: |
10.1556/2006.6.2017.076 |
| Abstrakt: |
Background and aims The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between alexithymia and loss-chasing behavior in people at risk and not at risk for problem gambling. Methods An opportunity sample of 58 (50 males and 8 females) participants completed the Problem Gambling Severity Index and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). They then completed the Cambridge Gambling Task from which a measure of loss-chasing behavior was derived. Results Alexithymia and problem gambling risk were significantly positively correlated. Subgroups of non-alexithymic and at or near caseness for alexithymia by low risk and at risk for problem gambling were identified. The results show a clear difference for loss-chasing behavior for the two alexithymia conditions, but there was no evidence that low and at-risk problem gamblers were more likely to loss chase. The emotion-processing components of the TAS-20 were shown to correlate with loss chasing. Discussion and conclusion These findings suggest that loss-chasing behavior may be particularly prevalent in a subgroup of problem gamblers those who are high in alexithymia. |
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