Emotional Working Memory Training Treatment for Young Adult Problem Online Sports Bettors: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial.

IF 2.4 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Gambling Studies Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-25 DOI:10.1007/s10899-024-10354-y

Fatemeh Shahrajabian, Jafar Hasani, David Hodgins, Mark D Griffiths

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Abstract

One of the key features of gambling disorder (GD) is impairment in cognitive-emotional control. Considering the negative consequences of GD, the present study investigated the effectiveness of emotional working memory training (eWMT) in improving cognitive control, attention, working memory capacity, and cognitive emotion regulation strategies (CERS) among young adults with GD compared to a placebo group. Following the initial assessment in the pre-test phase, eligible participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups: experimental (n = 34) and placebo (n = 30). These groups completed eWMT and a feature matching task for 20 sessions respectively. The post-test and follow-up measures indicated that eWMT significantly improved cognitive control, attention, working memory capacity, and the use of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies, but it had no significant effect on adaptive CERS. The promising results of the present study suggest the use of eWMT as a new intervention to improve cognitive-emotional control among individuals with online gambling problems.

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针对青少年问题在线体育博彩者的情绪工作记忆训练疗法：初步随机对照试验。

赌博障碍（GD）的主要特征之一是认知情绪控制能力受损。考虑到赌博障碍的负面影响，本研究调查了与安慰剂组相比，情绪工作记忆训练（eWMT）在改善赌博障碍年轻成人的认知控制、注意力、工作记忆能力和认知情绪调节策略（CERS）方面的效果。在测试前阶段进行初步评估后，符合条件的参与者被随机分配到两组中的一组：实验组（34 人）和安慰剂组（30 人）。这两组分别完成了为期 20 次的 eWMT 和特征匹配任务。后测和随访结果表明，eWMT明显改善了认知控制、注意力、工作记忆能力和不良认知情绪调节策略的使用，但对适应性CERS没有明显影响。本研究的结果表明，eWMT可以作为一种新的干预手段，用于改善有网络赌博问题的人的认知情绪控制。

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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.