Time devours things: How impulsivity and time affect temporal decisions in pathological gamblers
| Autor: | Alan G. Sanfey, Nicolao Bonini, Alessandro Grecucci, Cesare Guerreschi, Cinzia Giorgetta, Andrea Rattin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Behavioral addiction Gambling Addiction media_common.quotation_subject Decision Making Population Addiction Social Sciences lcsh:Medicine impulsivity Affect (psychology) Intertemporal choice Impulsivity medicine Humans Psychology Personality decision-making Big Five personality traits lcsh:Science Psychiatry education Pathological media_common education.field_of_study Multidisciplinary Behaviour Change and Well-being lcsh:R Cognitive Psychology Biology and Life Sciences Experimental Psychology Middle Aged Clinical Psychology Gambling Impulsive Behavior Cognitive Science Female lcsh:Q medicine.symptom Research Article Neuroscience Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | PLoS One, 9 PLoS One, 9, 10 PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 10, p e109197 (2014) PloS one 9 (2014). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0109197 info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Grecucci, Alessandro (a); Giorgetta, Cinzia (b); Rattin, Andrea (a); Guerreschi, Cesare (c); Sanfey, Alan G. (d) (e); Bonini, Nicolao (f)/titolo:Time Devours Things: How Impulsivity and Time Affect Temporal Decisions in Pathological Gamblers/doi:10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0109197/rivista:PloS one/anno:2014/pagina_da:/pagina_a:/intervallo_pagine:/volume:9 PLoS ONE |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0109197 |
| Popis: | Contains fulltext : 134350.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) Impulsivity is associated with several psychiatric disorders in which the loss of control of a specific behavior determines the syndrome itself. One particularly interesting population characterized by reported high impulsivity and problematic decision-making are those diagnosed with pathological gambling. However the association between impulsivity and decision making in pathological gambling has been only partially confirmed until now. We tested 23 normal controls and 23 diagnosed pathological gamblers in an intertemporal choice task, as well as other personality trait measurements. Results showed that gamblers scored higher on impulsivity questionnaires, and selected a higher percentage of impatient choices (higher percentage of smaller, sooner rewards), when compared to normal controls. Moreover, gamblers were faster in terms of reaction times at selecting the smaller, sooner options and discounted rewards more rapidly over time. Importantly, regression analyses clarified that self-reported measures of impulsivity played a significant role in biasing decisions towards small but more rapidly available rewards. In the present study we found evidence for impulsivity in personality traits and decisions in pathological gamblers relative to controls. We conclude by speculating on the need to incorporate impulsivity and decision biases in the conceptualization of pathological gambling for a better understanding and treatment of this pathology. 11 p. |
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