SynthesisJournal of gambling studies2023
The Association between the Five-factor Model of Personality and Problem Gambling: a Meta-analysis.
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- Negative correlation between habenular volume and duration of gambling disorder: Modulation by symptom severity and personality traits.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Article
- A Systematic Review of Personality Disorders in Patients with Gambling Disorder.Clinics and practice · 2026Review
- The role of craving in gambling behavior: examining its relevance and links to psychological distress, personality, and demographics.BMC psychology · 2025Article
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- Correlates of Problematic Gambling in Emerging Adult University Students in Ireland.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Article
- Understanding the Co-occurrence of Gambling Disorder and Problematic Pornography Use: Exploring Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Article
- Internet gaming disorder and the alternative five factor personality model: a study in a Spanish community sample.Current issues in personality psychology · 2024Article
- The relationship between personality and short video addiction among college students is mediated by depression and anxiety.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Changes in sports gambling behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
This meta-analysis examined the associations between five-factor personality model traits and problem gambling. To be eligible for inclusion in the meta-analysis, studies had to provide effect size data that quantified the magnitude of the association between all five personality traits and problem gambling. Studies also had to use psychometrically sound measures. The meta-analysis included 20 separate samples from 19 studies and 32,222 total participants. The results showed that problem gambling was significantly correlated with the five-factor model of personality. The strongest personality correlate of problem gambling was neuroticism r = .31, p = < 0.001, 95% CI [0.17, 0.44], followed by conscientiousness r = - .28, p = < 0.001, 95% CI [-0.38,-0.17] ), agreeableness r = - .22, p = < 0.001, 95% CI [-0.34, - 0.10], openness r = - .17, p = < 0.001, 95% CI [-0.22,-0.12], and extraversion r = - .11, p = .024, 95% CI [-0.20,-0.01]. These results suggest problem gamblers tend to share a common personality profile - one that could provide clues as to the most effective ways to prevent and to treat problem gambling.
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