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Differences in Emotion Regulation Considering Gender, Age, and Gambling Preferences in a Sample of Gambling Disorder Patients.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Impairments in emotion regulation are understood to be a transdiagnostic risk factor of suffering from compulsive and addictive behaviors. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of emotion regulation deficits in gambling disorder and to analyze these differences taking gender, age, and gambling activity preferences into account. METHODS:The sample included n = 484 patients seeking treatment for gambling disorder at a specialized outpatient service. Main outcomes were sociodemographic variables, emotion regulation, and gambling severity. RESULTS:Differences between sexes were found in non-acceptance of emotions. Older patients obtained higher levels in non-acceptance of emotions, lack of emotion regulation strategies, emotional clarity, and global emotion regulation scores. No differences were found in emotion scores considering gambling preferences (non-strategic versus strategic). Path analysis showed that emotion regulation scores and age had a direct effect on gambling disorder severity, while emotion regulation and gambling preference were not mediational variables in the relationships of gender and age with gambling severity. CONCLUSIONS:Emotion regulation impairments differ in patients seeking treatment for gambling problems. Early prevention and intervention programs should incorporate the different dimensions of this process, taking into account clinical phenotypes.

SUBMITTER: Sancho M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6749049 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Differences in Emotion Regulation Considering Gender, Age, and Gambling Preferences in a Sample of Gambling Disorder Patients.

Sancho Marta M de Gracia Marta M Granero Roser R González-Simarro Sara S Sánchez Isabel I Fernández-Aranda Fernando F Trujols Joan J Mallorquí-Bagué Núria N Mestre-Bach Gemma G Del Pino-Gutiérrez Amparo A Mena-Moreno Teresa T Vintró-Alcaraz Cristina C Steward Trevor T Aymamí Neus N Gómez-Peña Mónica M Menchón José Manuel JM Jiménez-Murcia Susana S

Frontiers in psychiatry 20190911

<b>Introduction:</b> Impairments in emotion regulation are understood to be a transdiagnostic risk factor of suffering from compulsive and addictive behaviors. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of emotion regulation deficits in gambling disorder and to analyze these differences taking gender, age, and gambling activity preferences into account.<h4>Methods</h4>The sample included n = 484 patients seeking treatment for gambling disorder at a specialized outpatient service. Main out ...[more]

PMID: 31572231

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Differences in Emotion Regulation Considering Gender, Age, and Gambling Preferences in a Sample of Gambling Disorder Patients.

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