Gambling and Impulsivity Traits : A Recipe for Criminal Behavior?
| Autor: | Fernando Fernández-Aranda, Laura Moragas, María Teresa Talón-Navarro, Trevor Steward, Susana Jiménez-Murcia, Mónica Gómez-Peña, Àngel Cuquerella, Pablo Magaña, Marta Baño, Roser Granero, Amparo del Pino-Gutiérrez, Neus Aymamí, Cristina Vintró-Alcaraz, José M. Menchón, Núria Mallorquí-Bagué, Gemma Mestre-Bach |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universitat de Barcelona |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Impulsivity
lcsh:RC435-571 media_common.quotation_subject Population Psychological intervention 030508 substance abuse impulsivity Gambling disorder Pathological psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine criminal behavior lcsh:Psychiatry medicine risk factors education media_common Original Research Psychiatry education.field_of_study Conducta criminal Psychopathology Criminal record General strain theory Addiction gambling disorder psychopathology Mental health 030227 psychiatry Psicopatologia Psychiatry and Mental health Risk factors Impulse Impulsos (Psicologia) medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science Psychology Clinical psychology Criminal behavior |
| Zdroj: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Frontiers in Psychiatry Dipòsit Digital de la UB Universidad de Barcelona Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya instname Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 9 (2018) |
| Popis: | Gambling disorder is a psychiatric condition that was recently recategorized as a non-substance-related addiction in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders. Criminal activity is commonly associated with gambling; however, few empirical studies to date have examined sociodemographic and psychological variables in this population. In this study, we explored criminal behavior history in a sample of consecutively recruited treatment-seeking gamblers (n = 382) and compared subjects with a history of illegal acts (n = 103, 26.9%) to those with no criminal record (n = 279, 73.1%). Impulsivity and personality traits were specifically explored, along with other gambling-related severity factors. We found that gamblers who engaged in illegal activity were more likely to endorse high levels of urgency (i.e. the tendency to act out when experiencing heightened emotional states) and increased lack of premeditation. Gamblers with a history of criminal behavior also had greater gambling disorder severity levels and gambling-related debts. Additionally, these gamblers reported lower levels of self-directedness, which is characterized by difficulty in establishing and redirecting behavior towards one’s goals. Likewise, gamblers who had conducted criminal acts showed a tendency to engage in greater risk-taking behavior. These results shed new light on this understudied population and provide insights for developing targeted harm-prevention interventions and treatment protocols. |
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