Sensation Seeking and Gambling Behavior in Adolescence: Can Externalizing Problems Moderate This Relationship?
| Autor: | Lucia Ponti, Franca Tani, Simon Ghinassi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male 050103 clinical psychology Adolescent Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Sensation gambling behaviors adolescence sensation seeking externalizing problems 030508 substance abuse lcsh:Medicine Article 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult Risk-Taking Surveys and Questionnaires Sensation seeking Personality Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Association (psychology) media_common 05 social sciences lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Risk behavior Adolescent Behavior Gambling Trait Female 0305 other medical science Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 8986, p 8986 (2020) Volume 17 Issue 23 |
| Popis: | Gambling is a widespread phenomenon during adolescence. Among different risk factors involved in the onset of adolescent gambling behaviors, one factor that is studied is the sensation seeking personality trait. However, the literature is heterogeneous and a direct relationship between sensation seeking and gaming behaviors has not always been highlighted. This suggests that the relationship can be influenced by other factors. In particular, we explored the moderating role of externalizing problems in this relationship. A total of 363 adolescents (232 males and 131 females) aged 14 to 20 (M = 16.35, SD = 1.36) completed a battery of questionnaires aimed to assess their gambling behaviors, as well as the levels of externalizing problems and sensation seeking. The results showed that sensation seeking was associated with gambling severity, but this relationship was significant when externalizing problems were high and medium. On the contrary, when externalizing problems were low, the relationship between sensation seeking and gambling severity was not significant. Overall, sensation seeking in adolescence can favor the implementation of risk behaviors, such as gambling, but only in association with the presence of externalizing problems. Limitations, strengths, and social and clinical implications of the present study are discussed. |
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