Title:
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Gambling disorder and substance use disorders: effect of early age and personality; Jeu pathologique et troubles liés à l’utilisation
de substances : effets de l’incidence à un jeune
âge et de la personnalité
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Author:
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Jiménez-Murcia, Susana; Granero, Roser; Tárrega, Salomé; Sauvaget, Anne; Grall-Bronnec, Marie; Álvarez-Moya, Eva M.; Agüera, Zaida; Aymamí, Maria Neus; Gómez-Peña, Mónica; Del Pino Gutiérrez, Amparo; Moragas, Laura; Menchón Magriñá, José Manuel; Fagundo, Ana Beatriz; Sauchelli, Sarah; La Verde, Melania; Aguglia, Eugenio; Signorelli, Maria S.; Fernández Formoso, José Antonio; Fernández Aranda, Fernando
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Other authors:
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Universitat de Barcelona |
Abstract:
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Objectives: To compare substance use, gambling behaviors and personality traits between two different groups of individuals with a gambling disorder (young and adult patients); to explore the contribution of sex, age and personality traits on substance use; and to evaluate the capacity of age and personality traits to predict substance use. Methods: The participants were 428 gambling disorder (GD) patients, divided into two groups based on age [55 young participants (age≤25 years) and 373 middle- to old-aged participants (age>25 years)]. All were consecutively admitted to a Psychiatry Department and diagnosed according to the DSM-IV criteria. In addition, the Diagnostic Questionnaire for Pathological Gambling according to DSM-IV criteria, the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS), the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised (TCI-R), and other clinical measures were used to examine gambling behaviors, substance use and personality. Results: When the two age groups were compared, statistically significant differences were observed in several sociodemographic variables. Furthermore, the younger GD patients presented higher rates of drug use (p=.010). Regarding the personality traits, differences were found only in the Novelty Seeking (NS) scale, where the younger patients presented elevated scores (p=.006). Higher scores (p=.022) in NS and lower ones (p=.028) in Self-Transcendence (ST) were the personality traits significantly associated with tobacco consumption (p=.003). However, only age was associated with other substance use (p=.003). |
Subject(s):
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-Jocs d'atzar -Addictes -Abús de substàncies -Joves -Gambling -Addicts -Substance abuse -Youth |
Rights:
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(c) Jiménez-Murcia, Susana et al., 2015
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Document type:
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Article Article - Published version |
Published by:
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Drogues, santé et société
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