Personality Disorders and Dimensions in Pathological Gambling

Odlaug, Brian L.; Schreiber, Liana R. N.; Grant, Jon E.

doi:10.1521/pedi.2012.26.3.381

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“…10,9,8,28 These studies are consistent with the highly significant main effect of impulsivity on all three levels of gambling involvement in the present study. This is expected given that until the newly revised DSM-5, pathological gambling was defined as an ‘impulse-control disorder’ in the DSM-IV.…”

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“…7, 8, 9 In a review of research related to personality dimensions and pathological gambling, Odlaug et al 10 reported that impulsivity is a key personality dimension of pathological gambling with potentially important treatment implications for pathological gambling. However, research is lacking in general population samples with controls for demographic and ecological factors.…”

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Gambling involvement among Native Americans, Blacks, and Whites in the United States

2017

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Background and Objectives This paper examines risk factors of gambling and problem gambling among racial subgroups in the U.S. population, namely Native Americans and blacks, for whom research data are lacking. Methods Findings are based on a large representative general population survey (n=3,474) of gambling in the U.S. with an oversample of Native Americans (n=549). Multiple domains were assessed including sociodemographic factors; ecological factors (census-defined neighborhood disadvantage, geocoded density of casinos within 30 miles of respondents’ homes, and perceived gambling convenience); impulsivity; and alcohol abuse. Results After controlling for all variables in the study, neighborhood disadvantage has a significantly greater effect on overall gambling, frequent gambling and problem gambling for Native Americans than for the rest of the U.S. population. In addition, the relationship between frequent gambling and heavier drinking is much stronger for blacks than for the rest of the U.S. population. Discussion and Conclusions There is a lack of research on gambling involvement among minority groups in the U.S. Blacks and Native Americans are at a higher risk for problem gambling as compared with the rest of the population. Furthermore, social factors and alcohol abuse may show a stronger co-occurrence with gambling involvement among minority groups than among whites. Scientific Significance This study is a large representative U.S. sample with sizeable numbers of Native Americans and blacks. Thus, prevalence rates and risk factors can be assessed for these important population subgroups. This will allow for targeted intervention programs for Native Americans and blacks with problem gambling and alcohol abuse.

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“…Our data confirmed the impulsive nature of pathological gambling (Odlaug, Schreiber, & Grant, 2012). Indeed, results are significant and show positive correlations among impulsivity, dissociation and affect dysregulation (measured by the first factor of the TAS-20; see Toneatto et al, 2009;Pace et al, 2013;Craparo et al, 2013;Gori et al, 2014).…”

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Personality and Clinical Dimensions of Pathological Gamblers. A Pilot Study

Craparo¹,

Gori²,

Sareri³

et al. 2015

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“…Whether it represents disregard for consequences, lack of deliberation, or poor executive control, impulsive behavior has been predominantly considered in terms of negative outcomes such as psychopathology (e.g., Feilhauer & Cima, ; Poythress & Hall, ; Saddichha & Schuetz, ), substance abuse (Kirby & Petry, ; Wiers & Stacy, ), overeating and obesity (Gerlach, Herpertz, & Loeber, ; Hofmann, Friese, & Roefs, ; Komlos, Smith, & Bogin, ), pathological gambling (Odlaug, Schreiber, & Grant, ; Petry, ), impulse buying (Dittmar, ), poor outcomes for smoking cessation (López‐Torrecillas, Perales, Nieto‐Ruiz, & Verdejo‐García, ), inappropriate sexual behavior (Hofmann, Gschwendner, Friese, Wiers, & Schmitt, ), and poor grade point averages (Kirby, Winston, & Santiesteban, ). Conversely, deliberate behavior is associated with positive outcomes.…”

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Another look at impulsivity: Could impulsive behavior be strategic?

Kőpetz

Woerner

Briskin

2018

Social & Personality Psych

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In the present article, we propose that impulsive behavior may be a response to certain needs or goals that people have in the moment and could therefore be strategic. We review briefly the dominant approaches and findings in the impulsivity literature. We then examine different behaviors that are typically considered impulsive such as delay discounting, risky sexual behavior, risk taking in the context of emotion dysregulation, and adolescent risk behavior and present evidence suggesting that they follow the general principles of goal pursuit. Specifically, they are (a) enacted when perceived as relevant to the individual's motivation; (b) less likely when alternative means to fulfill these goals are available; and (c) supported rather than reduced by sufficient executive control, a hallmark of goal pursuit. We do not argue that there is no impulsive behavior. Rather, we suggest that such behavior may represent individuals' attempts to fulfill current motivations or needs. This approach emphasizes the functionality and dynamism of the behavior, it provides a framework to explain the inconsistencies in the literature, it helps us to move away from pathologizing or moralizing the behavior, and it provides insights about potential strategies to mitigate the negative consequences of acting impulsively.

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Personality Disorders and Dimensions in Pathological Gambling

Cited by 23 publications

References 58 publications

Gambling involvement among Native Americans, Blacks, and Whites in the United States

Gambling involvement among Native Americans, Blacks, and Whites in the United States

Personality and Clinical Dimensions of Pathological Gamblers. A Pilot Study

Another look at impulsivity: Could impulsive behavior be strategic?

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