TY - JOUR
T1 - Youth and gambling disorder
T2 - What about criminal behavior?
AU - Mestre-Bach, Gemma
AU - Granero, Roser
AU - Vintró-Alcaraz, Cristina
AU - Juvé-Segura, Gerard
AU - Marimon-Escudero, Mario
AU - Rivas-Pérez, Sandra
AU - Valenciano-Mendoza, Eduardo
AU - Mora-Maltas, Bernat
AU - del Pino-Gutierrez, Amparo
AU - Gómez-Peña, Mónica
AU - Moragas, Laura
AU - Fernández-Aranda, Fernando
AU - Codina, Ester
AU - Mena-Moreno, Teresa
AU - Valero-Solís, Susana
AU - Guillén-Guzmán, Elías
AU - Menchón, José M.
AU - Jiménez-Murcia, Susana
N1 - Funding Information:
Financial support was received through the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (grant RTI2018-101837-B-100 ). FIS PI14/00290 , FIS PI17/01167 received aid from the Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad . The research was also funded by the Delegación del Gobierno para el Plan Nacional sobre Drogas ( 2017I067 and 2019I47 ), CIBER Fisiología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn) and CIBER Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), both of which are initiatives of ISCIII. We thank CERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya for institutional support. Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) “Una manera de hacer Europa”/“A way to build Europe”. Investigación subvencionada por la Delegación del Gobierno para el Plan Nacional sobre Drogas ( 2017I067 ). GMB is supported by a postdoctoral grant by FUNCIVA . TMM and CVA are supported by a predoctoral grant awarded by the Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte ( FPU16/02087 ; FPU16/01453 ).
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© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
Copyright:
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PY - 2021/2/1
Y1 - 2021/2/1
N2 - Background and aims: The commission of illegal acts has been associated with gambling disorder (GD). However, little is known about young adults with GD who commit GD-related crimes. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to compare sociodemographic, clinical, personality and psychopathological features among young adults with GD with and without a history of illegal behaviors. Our second aim was to analyze the specific associations between these factors through a path analysis. Methods: A total of 808 treatment-seeking young adults who met criteria for GD were assessed at a public hospital unit specialized in behavioral addictions. Participants completed self-reported questionnaires to explore GD, personality traits, and psychopathological symptomatology. Results: Of the total sample, 291 patients (36.0%) had committed GD-related offences. Illegal acts were related to younger age and unemployment status. Greater levels of psychopathology, as well as earlier GD onset, longer GD duration and greater GD severity were also associated with the presence of criminal behaviors. Differences in personality traits were also found between these two groups. Discussion and conclusions: The GD group with a history of illegal acts showed dysfunctional personality traits and higher levels of psychopathology. Therefore, specific GD treatments and harm reduction interventions should be designed for these patients.
AB - Background and aims: The commission of illegal acts has been associated with gambling disorder (GD). However, little is known about young adults with GD who commit GD-related crimes. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to compare sociodemographic, clinical, personality and psychopathological features among young adults with GD with and without a history of illegal behaviors. Our second aim was to analyze the specific associations between these factors through a path analysis. Methods: A total of 808 treatment-seeking young adults who met criteria for GD were assessed at a public hospital unit specialized in behavioral addictions. Participants completed self-reported questionnaires to explore GD, personality traits, and psychopathological symptomatology. Results: Of the total sample, 291 patients (36.0%) had committed GD-related offences. Illegal acts were related to younger age and unemployment status. Greater levels of psychopathology, as well as earlier GD onset, longer GD duration and greater GD severity were also associated with the presence of criminal behaviors. Differences in personality traits were also found between these two groups. Discussion and conclusions: The GD group with a history of illegal acts showed dysfunctional personality traits and higher levels of psychopathology. Therefore, specific GD treatments and harm reduction interventions should be designed for these patients.
KW - Criminal behavior
KW - Gambling disorder
KW - Illegal acts
KW - Personality
KW - Psychopathology
KW - Young adults
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U2 - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106684
DO - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106684
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 33080543
AN - SCOPUS:85092723164
VL - 113
SP - 106684
M1 - 106684
ER -
