TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the Relationship between Reward and Punishment Sensitivity and Gambling Disorder in a Clinical Sample: A Path Modeling Analysis
AU - Jiménez-Murcia, Susana
AU - Fernández-Aranda, Fernando
AU - Mestre-Bach, Gemma
AU - Granero, Roser
AU - Tárrega, Salomé
AU - Torrubia, Rafael
AU - Aymamí, Neus
AU - Gómez-Peña, Mónica
AU - Soriano-Mas, Carles
AU - Steward, Trevor
AU - Moragas, Laura
AU - Baño, Marta
AU - del Pino-Gutiérrez, Amparo
AU - Menchón, José M.
PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York. Most individuals will gamble during their lifetime, yet only a select few will develop gambling disorder. Gray’s Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory holds promise for providing insight into gambling disorder etiology and symptomatology as it ascertains that neurobiological differences in reward and punishment sensitivity play a crucial role in determining an individual’s affect and motives. The aim of the study was to assess a mediational pathway, which included patients’ sex, personality traits, reward and punishment sensitivity, and gambling-severity variables. The Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire, the South Oaks Gambling Screen, the Symptom Checklist-Revised, and the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised were administered to a sample of gambling disorder outpatients (N = 831), diagnosed according to DSM-5 criteria, attending a specialized outpatient unit. Sociodemographic variables were also recorded. A structural equation model found that both reward and punishment sensitivity were positively and directly associated with increased gambling severity, sociodemographic variables, and certain personality traits while also revealing a complex mediational role for these dimensions. To this end, our findings suggest that the Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire could be a useful tool for gaining a better understanding of different gambling disorder phenotypes and developing tailored interventions.
AB - © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York. Most individuals will gamble during their lifetime, yet only a select few will develop gambling disorder. Gray’s Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory holds promise for providing insight into gambling disorder etiology and symptomatology as it ascertains that neurobiological differences in reward and punishment sensitivity play a crucial role in determining an individual’s affect and motives. The aim of the study was to assess a mediational pathway, which included patients’ sex, personality traits, reward and punishment sensitivity, and gambling-severity variables. The Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire, the South Oaks Gambling Screen, the Symptom Checklist-Revised, and the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised were administered to a sample of gambling disorder outpatients (N = 831), diagnosed according to DSM-5 criteria, attending a specialized outpatient unit. Sociodemographic variables were also recorded. A structural equation model found that both reward and punishment sensitivity were positively and directly associated with increased gambling severity, sociodemographic variables, and certain personality traits while also revealing a complex mediational role for these dimensions. To this end, our findings suggest that the Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire could be a useful tool for gaining a better understanding of different gambling disorder phenotypes and developing tailored interventions.
KW - Gambling disorder
KW - Gray’s Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory
KW - Path analysis
KW - Personality
KW - Sensitivity to punishment
KW - Sensitivity to reward
U2 - 10.1007/s10899-016-9631-9
DO - 10.1007/s10899-016-9631-9
M3 - Article
VL - 33
SP - 579
EP - 597
JO - Journal of Gambling Behavior
JF - Journal of Gambling Behavior
SN - 0742-0714
IS - 2
ER -