A Structural Equation Model to Explain Gambling Problem Severity in Adolescents with an Integrated Perspective.

IF 2.4 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Gambling Studies Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-19 DOI:10.1007/s10899-023-10266-3

Maria Anna Donati, Kimmo Vehkalahti, Daniela Capitanucci, Caterina Primi

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To be effective in the prevention of adolescent problem gambling, it is fundamental to enhance knowledge about the antecedents of gambling problem severity and the mechanisms through which these dimensions are related to problematic gambling behavior. This study aimed at testing how selected cognitive (correct knowledge of gambling and gambling-related cognitive distortions) and affective (positive economic perception of gambling and expectation and enjoyment and arousal towards gambling) variables are related to gambling frequency and gambling problem severity. Problem gambling was conceptualized as Gambling Disorder symptoms according to the last edition of the DSM. Participants were 447 Italian high school students (68% males, mean age = 16.8, SD = 0.84). Structural Equation Models (SEMs) conducted with adolescent gamblers attested two indirect effects from knowledge to problem gambling: One through gambling-related cognitive distortions and one through gambling frequency. Overall, results confirmed that adolescent problem gambling is a complex phenomenon explained by multiple and different factors. Practical implications for preventive efforts are discussed.

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综合视角下青少年赌博问题严重程度的结构方程模型。

为了有效地预防青少年问题赌博，提高对赌博问题严重性的先决条件和这些因素与问题赌博行为相关的机制的认识是至关重要的。本研究旨在测试选择的认知变量(对赌博的正确认识和与赌博相关的认知扭曲)和情感变量(对赌博的积极经济感知和对赌博的期望、享受和唤醒)如何与赌博频率和赌博问题严重程度相关。问题赌博被概念化为赌博障碍的症状，根据最新版的DSM。参与者为447名意大利高中生(68%为男性，平均年龄为16.8岁，SD = 0.84)。以青少年赌徒为研究对象的结构方程模型证实了知识对问题赌博的两种间接影响:一种是通过赌博相关的认知扭曲，一种是通过赌博频率。总体而言，研究结果证实青少年问题赌博是一个由多种不同因素解释的复杂现象。讨论了预防工作的实际影响。

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Journal of Gambling Studies Multiple-

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5.00

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16.70%

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期刊介绍： Journal of Gambling Studies is an interdisciplinary forum for the dissemination on the many aspects of gambling behavior, both controlled and pathological, as well as variety of problems attendant to, or resultant from, gambling behavior including alcoholism, suicide, crime, and a number of other mental health problems. Articles published in this journal are representative of a cross-section of disciplines including psychiatry, psychology, sociology, political science, criminology, and social work.