Brain Emotion Systems, Personality, Hopelessness, Self/Other Perception, and Gambling Cognition: A Structural Equation Model

作者：Iliceto Paolo; D' Antuono Laura; Bowden Jones Henrietta; Giovani Eleni; Giacolini Teodosio; Candilera Gabriella; Sabatello Ugo; Panksepp Jaak

来源：Journal of Gambling Studies, 2016, 32(1): 157-169.

DOI：10.1007/s10899-015-9543-0

• Brain emotion systems
• Personality
• Hopelessness
• Self/other perception
• Gambling cognition

The aim of this study was to explore the relations between gambling, brain emotion systems, personality, self/other perception, and hopelessness in an Italian community. Dimensions of gambling, positive and negative emotions, self/other perception, personality and hopelessness were assessed in a community sample of 235 adults aged 19-59 years. Two structural models were tested. We found a significant correlation between problem gambling and impulsivity, which in association with aggressivity and negative personality dimensions may help explain the psychopathology factor, i.e. a latent variable involving neurotic personality, hopelessness, high sensation seeking, low metacognitive responsiveness, and disorganized patterns of interpersonal relationships. These results contribute to develop a theoretical framework of gambling in relation with personality factors and provide a new approach for clinical intervention of problem gambling that relies on a solid multidimensional perspective.

• 出版日期2016-3