Conceptual and methodological issues in pathways model research

IF 2.5 3区 心理学 Q2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE
P. Delfabbro, D. King
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Abstract

ABSTRACT The Pathways Model proposes three principal pathways into pathological or problem gambling which is predicated on two principal assumptions. The first is that risk factors can be differentiated into distinct clusters. The second is that certain preexisting individual differences, co-morbidities or circumstances contribute to an increased risk of subsequent gambling-related problems. In this paper, we argue that much of the evidence in support of the Pathways model has principally focused on the first of the assumptions. Research supports the view that there are sub-groups or subtypes of gamblers who approximate the clustering of characteristics postulated by the Pathways Model. However, such evidence does not so readily confirm the second assumption, namely the factors identified are antecedents or causal contributors to the development of gambling problems. In this paper, we examine the types of evidence required to strengthen support for the Model. Important research priorities include the need for additional longitudinal studies into the emergence and influence of risk factors; the relative importance of experiential and dispositional factors; and, being able to show differences in the pattern of associated co-morbidities as distinct from just differences in the severity of gambling disorder across the subtypes.
路径模型研究中的概念和方法问题
摘要路径模型提出了进入病态或问题赌博的三条主要路径,这三条路径基于两个主要假设。第一,风险因素可以分为不同的类别。第二,某些预先存在的个体差异、合并症或情况会增加后续赌博相关问题的风险。在本文中,我们认为,支持路径模型的大部分证据主要集中在第一个假设上。研究支持这样一种观点,即赌徒中有一些亚组或亚型与路径模型假设的特征聚类相似。然而,这些证据并不容易证实第二个假设,即所确定的因素是赌博问题发展的前因或因果因素。在本文中,我们研究了加强对模型支持所需的证据类型。重要的研究重点包括需要对风险因素的出现和影响进行更多的纵向研究;经验因素和性格因素的相对重要性;并且,能够显示出相关合并症模式的差异,而不仅仅是亚型之间赌博障碍严重程度的差异。
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