| Clinical gender differences among adult pathological gamblers seeking treatment. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 20532964 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
This study aimed to examine the gender-related differences in demographics, gambling measures, psychological functioning, and motivation for therapy in an outpatient sample of pathological gamblers seeking treatment. Participants in this multisite study included 103 adult outpatients (51 women and 52 men) meeting current DSM-IV-TR criteria for PG. Logistic regression was used to examine if gender was related together to categorical and continuous independent variables. Female gamblers were older than men and more likely to be divorced or widowed and to have a lower annual income. Women became more dependent on bingo and men on slot machines. Gambling motivation and the course of illness for both sexes were also different. Female gamblers were more anxious and with a poorer self-esteem than male gamblers and more affected by depressive symptoms; in turn, men were more impulsive and higher sensation seekers than women and more affected by drug/alcohol abuse. The 68.6% of female gamblers reported being victims of intimate partner violence. There were no gender differences about the motivation for treatment. Future research should examine gambling behaviors and psychological functioning and suggest treatment approaches to address specific goals according to these gender-related differences. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Enrique Echeburúa; Itxaso González-Ortega; Paz de Corral; Rocío Polo-López |
Related Documents
:
|
19568604 - Influence of gender on serum growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor-i and its bindi... 14621324 - Beyond women's health the new discipline of gender-specific medicine. 12346404 - The impact of migration on gender roles: findings of field research in turkey. 19932904 - Gender differences among patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism undergoing parathy... 16629854 - Associations between apolipoprotein b, apolipoprotein ai, the apolipoprotein b/ai ratio... 21874104 - Is friendship akin to kinship? |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Journal of gambling studies / co-sponsored by the National Council on Problem Gambling and Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming Volume: 27 ISSN: 1573-3602 ISO Abbreviation: J Gambl Stud Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2011-05-26 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 9425991 Medline TA: J Gambl Stud Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 215-27 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
CIBERSAM and Department of Clinical Psychology, University of the Basque Country, Avda. de Tolosa, 70, 20018, San Sebastián, Spain, enrique.echeburua@ehu.es. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Fiber scaffolds of polysialic acid via electrospinning for peripheral nerve regeneration.
Next Document: Reports of wins and risk taking: an investigation of the mediating effect of the illusion of control...