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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Understanding the relationship between pathological gambling and gambling-related cognition scores: the role of alcohol use disorder and delusion proneness |
Author: | Abdollahnejad, R. Delfabbro, P. Denson, L. |
Citation: | International Gambling Studies, 2014; 14(2):183-195 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
ISSN: | 1445-9795 1479-4276 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Reza Abdollahnejad, Paul Delfabbro and Linley Denson |
Abstract: | There is considerable evidence for an association between pathological gambling and scores on validated psychometric measures of erroneous gambling-related cognitions. However, a potential problem with this literature is that samples of pathological gamblers score higher on indicators of co-morbidity (e.g. substance misuse) that are also associated with poorer decision-making and reasoning abilities. We aimed to examine the relationship between pathological gambling and gambling-related erroneous beliefs after controlling for alcohol misuse. A sample of 140 regular gamblers completed a detailed psychological assessment including measures of pathological gambling (NORC DSM-IV Screen Self-Administered), delusion proneness (the Peters et al. Delusions Inventory), alcohol use (the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) and gambling beliefs (Gambling-Related Cognitions Scale). Pathological gamblers scored higher than other regular gamblers on all these measures. Although alcohol use disorder was not directly related to delusion proneness, a combination of higher alcohol use disorder and delusion proneness was associated with higher gambling-related cognition scores. Our findings confirm previous evidence supporting an association between pathological gambling and greater endorsement of erroneous gambling-related cognitions. Alcohol misuse and delusion proneness may be factors that strengthen this association. |
Keywords: | alcohol; pathological gambling; erroneous beliefs; substance abuse; addiction |
Description: | Published online: 18 Feb 2014 |
Rights: | © 2014 Taylor & Francis |
DOI: | 10.1080/14459795.2014.886711 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2014.886711 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 2 Psychology publications |
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