Gambling in the Shadow of War: Evidence of Increased Problem Gambling for Men with Difficulties in Emotional Regulation During a Mass Trauma.

IF 2.2 3区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Uri Lifshin, Hagit Bonny-Noach, Vera Skvirsky, Dvora Shmulewitz, Merav Vider, Ariel Kor, Shaul Lev-Ran, Mario Mikulincer
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Research suggests that Problem Gambling (PG) may result from maladaptive emotional regulation strategies aimed at escaping emotions and stress caused by negative life events and trauma. The current study, aimed to examine the effect of exposure to the mass trauma of October 7, 2023 terror attack and the consequent Swords of Iron war in Israel, and difficulties in emotional regulation on PG. We utilized longitudinal data of self-reports in the Problem Gambling Severity Index collected before the terror attack (April 2022) and during the Swords of Iron war (December 2023, March 2024, June 2024; N = 899) from a large sample of adult Jewish Israelis. Participants also completed the Difficulties in Emotional Regulation Scale before the war (April 2022). Results indicated that for non-problem gamblers, among men, high difficulties in emotion regulation scores were associated with increased PG scores from the time before to the times during the war (bs > 0.53, p-values < 0.003) but not for women or men with low difficulties in emotion regulation scores (bs < 0.36, p-values > 0.167). Among participants at moderate risk for PG and problem gamblers, there was a decrease in PG scores, especially among participants low in difficulties in emotion regulation, beyond gender. Findings highlight the important role of collective traumatic events and difficulties in emotion regulations as predictors of problem gambling. We discuss the study limitations, including the relatively small number of participants at risk for PG and the specificity of the sample, and offer directions for future research.

战争阴影下的赌博:在大规模创伤中情绪调节困难的男性赌博问题增加的证据。
研究表明,问题赌博(PG)可能是由于适应不良的情绪调节策略,旨在逃避负面生活事件和创伤引起的情绪和压力。本研究旨在检验2023年10月7日以色列恐怖袭击和随后的铁之剑战争的大规模创伤暴露对PG的影响,以及情绪调节的困难。我们利用了在恐怖袭击前(2022年4月)和铁之剑战争期间(2023年12月,2024年3月,2024年6月;N = 899)收集的问题赌博严重程度指数的纵向数据,这些数据来自大样本的以色列成年犹太人。参与者还在战前(2022年4月)完成了情绪调节困难量表。结果表明,对于非问题赌徒,在男性中,高情绪调节困难得分与战前至战争期间PG得分增加相关(bs > 0.53, p值0.167)。在PG风险中等的参与者和问题赌徒中,PG得分有所下降,尤其是在情绪调节困难程度较低的参与者中,这种下降超越了性别。研究结果强调了集体创伤事件和情绪调节困难作为问题赌博预测因素的重要作用。我们讨论了研究的局限性,包括有PG风险的参与者相对较少以及样本的特异性,并为未来的研究提供了方向。
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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.
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