Alexithymia predicts loss chasing for people at risk for problem gambling
Background and aims The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between alexithymia and loss-chasing behavior in people at risk and not at risk for problem gambling. Methods An opportunity sample of 58 (50 males and 8 females) participants completed the Problem Gambling Sever...
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| description | Background and aims
The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between alexithymia and loss-chasing behavior in people at risk and not at risk for problem gambling.
Methods
An opportunity sample of 58 (50 males and 8 females) participants completed the Problem Gambling Severity Index and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). They then completed the Cambridge Gambling Task from which a measure of loss-chasing behavior was derived.
Results
Alexithymia and problem gambling risk were significantly positively correlated. Subgroups of non-alexithymic and at or near caseness for alexithymia by low risk and at risk for problem gambling were identified. The results show a clear difference for loss-chasing behavior for the two alexithymia conditions, but there was no evidence that low and at-risk problem gamblers were more likely to loss chase. The emotion-processing components of the TAS-20 were shown to correlate with loss chasing.
Discussion and conclusion
These findings suggest that loss-chasing behavior may be particularly prevalent in a subgroup of problem gamblers those who are high in alexithymia. |
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| spelling | nottingham-482352020-05-04T19:16:59Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48235/ Alexithymia predicts loss chasing for people at risk for problem gambling Bibby, Peter A. Ross, Katherine E. Background and aims The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between alexithymia and loss-chasing behavior in people at risk and not at risk for problem gambling. Methods An opportunity sample of 58 (50 males and 8 females) participants completed the Problem Gambling Severity Index and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). They then completed the Cambridge Gambling Task from which a measure of loss-chasing behavior was derived. Results Alexithymia and problem gambling risk were significantly positively correlated. Subgroups of non-alexithymic and at or near caseness for alexithymia by low risk and at risk for problem gambling were identified. The results show a clear difference for loss-chasing behavior for the two alexithymia conditions, but there was no evidence that low and at-risk problem gamblers were more likely to loss chase. The emotion-processing components of the TAS-20 were shown to correlate with loss chasing. Discussion and conclusion These findings suggest that loss-chasing behavior may be particularly prevalent in a subgroup of problem gamblers those who are high in alexithymia. Akadémiai Kiadó 2017-11-09 Article PeerReviewed Bibby, Peter A. and Ross, Katherine E. (2017) Alexithymia predicts loss chasing for people at risk for problem gambling. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 6 (4). pp. 630-638. ISSN 2063-5303 alexithymia problem gambling loss chasing http://akademiai.com/doi/10.1556/2006.6.2017.076 doi:10.1556/2006.6.2017.076 doi:10.1556/2006.6.2017.076 |
| spellingShingle | alexithymia problem gambling loss chasing Bibby, Peter A. Ross, Katherine E. Alexithymia predicts loss chasing for people at risk for problem gambling |
| title | Alexithymia predicts loss chasing for people at risk for problem gambling |
| title_full | Alexithymia predicts loss chasing for people at risk for problem gambling |
| title_fullStr | Alexithymia predicts loss chasing for people at risk for problem gambling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alexithymia predicts loss chasing for people at risk for problem gambling |
| title_short | Alexithymia predicts loss chasing for people at risk for problem gambling |
| title_sort | alexithymia predicts loss chasing for people at risk for problem gambling |
| topic | alexithymia problem gambling loss chasing |
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