ArticleJournal of gambling studies2021
Gambling and Attachment: The Mediating Role of Alexithymia in Adolescents and Young Adults.
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- The Role of Attachment in Gambling Behaviors and Gambling Disorder: A Systematic Review.Journal of gambling studies · 2023Pooled it
- Correlations between smartphone addiction and alexithymia, attachment style, and subjective well-being: A meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Chasing among older-aged gamblers: the role of mentalizing and psychological distress.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Looking at Sex Differences in Gambling Disorder: The Predictive Role of the Early Abandonment Schema, Gambling Motives and Alexithymia in Depression.Journal of gambling studies · 2023Article
- Problematic Gambling Behavior in a Sample with Substance Use Disorder: The Role of Attachment Style and Alexithymia.Journal of gambling studies · 2023Article
- Gambling: Exploring the Role of Gambling Motives, Attachment and Addictive Behaviours Among Adolescents and Young Women.Journal of gambling studies · 2023Article
- Internet Addiction among Young Adult University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Peritraumatic Distress, Attachment, and Alexithymia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Role of Alexithymia in Predicting Internet Novel Addiction through Boredom Proneness.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Associations between alexithymia, parental rearing styles, and frequency of drug use in male methamphetamine dependence patients.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Late Adolescents' Attachment to Parents and Peers and Psychological Distress Resulting from COVID-19. A Study on the Mediation Role of Alexithymia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Attitudes, Risk Factors, and Behaviours of Gambling among Adolescents and Young People: A Literature Review and Gap Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Alexithymia in Patients With Substance Use Disorders and Its Relationship With Psychiatric Comorbidities and Health-Related Quality of Life.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
Attachment and alexithymia play a central role in the appearance and persistence of pathological gambling and related comorbid addictive behaviours among adolescents and young adults. The aim of the present study was to explore the differences between problem gamblers and non-problem gamblers in gambling severity, spending, video gaming, alcohol and drugs use, attachment, and alexithymia, as well as the interaction among these variables. The study sample included 560 participants non-problem gamblers (mean age = 15.49 years) and 54 problem gamblers (mean age = 16.43 years). Gambling disorder (SOGS-RA), drugs, alcohol, video games and spending (MULTICAGE CAD-4), attachment (IPPA), and alexithymia (TAS-20) were measured. Student's t, Pearson's r, and multiple mediation analyses were conducted. Problem gamblers scored significantly higher in all substance and non-substance addictive behaviours and alexithymia; as well as significantly lower scores in mother and father attachment scales. Moreover, gambling was negatively associated to father and mother attachment, and positively associated to alexithymia. Finally, alexithymia was found to mediate between parental attachment and gambling, spending, videogame, drug and alcohol abuse, especially in the case of mother attachment. This study demonstrated that adolescent and young adult problem gamblers show higher comorbid addictions than non-problem gamblers, in the same way as higher levels of alexithymia and poorer father attachment. Given that higher comorbidity in early ages is associated with worse prognosis and higher psychopathology in adult life, early detection and treatment purposes becomes essential.
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