Marital Status and Problem Gambling Among Australian Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Loneliness

Botterill, Emma; Gill, Peter; McLaren, Suzanne; Gomez, Rapson

doi:10.1007/s10899-015-9575-5

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“…Also, to use presume altruist actions to support grandiose self-image would probably lead to unauthenticity in interpersonal relationships, exacerbating consequences of typical narcissistic trait, namely lack of empathy. Indeed, GD has been showed to be related with a number of interpersonal difficulties as loneliness (Botterill et al 2016) and family conflicts (Dowling et al 2016). Consequently, it is possible that the relationship between interpersonal difficulties and GD could be, albeit partially, explained by grandiose narcissistic traits.…”

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Narcissistic Implications in Gambling Disorder: The Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation

Rogier

Velotti

2018

J Gambl Stud

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Gambling Disorder (GD) is a complex psychopathology involving a numbers of cognitive, behavioral, emotional and neurobiological determinants. Previous research suggests that GD may frequently co-occur with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. However, there is still a lack of study investigating Pathological Narcissism (PN) in both its vulnerable and grandiose facets among clinical population. Moreover, emotional dysregulation is commonly thought to underlie GD albeit research on this topic remains poor. The present study aims to investigate the role of both vulnerable and grandiose narcissism in relation to GD as well as the mediator role played by emotion dysregulation in such link. We administered to a sample of addicted gamblers (n = 74) and a sample of heathy controls (n = 105), the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS), the Pathological Narcissism Inventory (PNI) and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS). Differences across groups emerged on the scores obtained on the PNI and DERS. Moreover, we found positive associations between SOGS scores and both PNI and DERS. Also, strategic addicted gamblers showed higher levels of vulnerable narcissism compared to others. Finally, emotion dysregulation difficulties appeared to fully mediate the relationship between grandiose narcissism and GD severity. Grandiose and vulnerable narcissism appear important variables involved in GD. Also, emotion regulation deficits seem to account for GD and to explain the pathways by which grandiose narcissism leads to GD. Clinical implications and future directions are discussed.

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Narcissistic Implications in Gambling Disorder: The Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation

Rogier

Velotti

2018

J Gambl Stud

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“…Cross-sectional studies have linked loneliness to an increased risk of problem gambling ( McQuade and Gill, 2012 ; Botterill et al, 2015 ; Hing et al, 2015 ; Brunborg et al, 2016 ). It is therefore surprising that loneliness at 17 years of age was associated with lower odds of belonging to the risky-and-problem gambling class in the present study.…”

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The Relationships between Mental Health Symptoms and Gambling Behavior in the Transition from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood

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There is a paucity of longitudinal investigations of gambling behavior in the transition from adolescence to emerging adulthood. We conducted a longitudinal investigation of the associations and patterns of change between mental health symptoms and gambling behavior. A representative sample of Norwegians completed questionnaires containing demographic, mental health, and gambling measures at age 17 (N = 2055), and at ages 18 (N = 1334) and 19 (N = 1277). Using latent class analysis, three classes of gambling behavior were identified: consistent non-gambling (71.1%), consistent non-risk gambling (23.8%), and risky-and-problem gambling (5.1%). Being male, showing higher physical and verbal aggression and having more symptoms of depression were associated with greater odds of belonging to the risky-and-problem gambling class at age 17. Overall, the risky-and-problem gambling class had the highest physical and verbal aggression, anxiety, and depression at 19 years. Our findings elucidate the reciprocal relationship between mental health and gambling behavior in the transition from adolescence to emerging adulthood, and the importance of recognizing these factors in designing targeted interventions.

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“…Older people are especially vulnerable to gambling related problems due to personal and role losses, loneliness, social isolation, declining health and fixed and lower incomes [17–20]. A recent systematic review estimated the prevalence of lifetime gambling disorder to be 0.01% to 10.6% among older adults, this prevalence, however, was found to be lower than that among young adults [21].…”

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Responsible gambling among older adults: a qualitative exploration

Subramaniam¹,

Satghare²,

Vaingankar³

et al. 2017

BMC Psychiatry

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BackgroundResponsible gambling (RG) is defined as gambling for pleasure and entertainment but with an awareness of the likelihood of losing, an understanding of the associated risks and the ability to exercise control over one’s gambling activity. The current study describes a qualitative approach to explore RG among older adults (aged 60 years and above) in Singapore and reports on the cognitive and behavioural strategies employed by them to regulate their gambling.MethodsInclusion criteria included Singapore residents aged 60 years and above, who could speak in English, Chinese, Malay or Tamil and were current or past regular gamblers. Participants were recruited using a combination of network and purposive sampling. Socio-demographic information on age, age of onset of gambling, gender, ethnicity, marital status, education and employment was collected. The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) was used to collect information on gambling activities and problems associated with gambling behaviour. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 25 older adults (60 years and above) who currently gambled. The data was analyzed using thematic network analysis.ResultsThis global theme of RG comprised two organising themes: self –developed strategies to limit gambling related harm and family interventions to reduce gambling harm. The basic themes included delayed gratification, perception of futility of gambling, setting limits, maintaining balance, help-seeking and awareness of disordered gambling in self or in others. Family interventions included pleading and threatening, compelling help-seeking as well as family exclusion order.ConclusionsThe study highlights the significant role that families play in Asian societies in imposing RG. Education of family members both in terms of the importance of RG, and communication of the ways in which older adults can incorporate RG behaviours including the use of exclusion in specific scenarios is important.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12888-017-1282-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Marital Status and Problem Gambling Among Australian Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Loneliness

Cited by 44 publications

References 28 publications

Narcissistic Implications in Gambling Disorder: The Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation

Narcissistic Implications in Gambling Disorder: The Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation

The Relationships between Mental Health Symptoms and Gambling Behavior in the Transition from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood

Responsible gambling among older adults: a qualitative exploration

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