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Title: | Clustering of treatment-seeking women with gambling disorder |
Author: | Granero, Roser Fernández Aranda, Fernando Mestre-Bach, Gemma Steward, Trevor García Caro, Bárbara Prever, Fulvia Gavriel-Fried, Belle Pino Gutiérrez, Amparo Del Moragas, Laura Aymamí, Maria Neus Gómez-Peña, Mónica Mena Moreno, Teresa Martín-Romera, Virginia Menchón Magriñá, José Manuel Jiménez-Murcia, Susana |
Keywords: | Joc compulsiu Dones Compulsive gambling Women |
Issue Date: | 21-Sep-2018 |
Publisher: | Akadémiai Kiadó |
Abstract: | The prevalence of gambling disorder (GD) in women has increased, but, to date, few studies have explored the features of clinical GD subtypes in female samples. Aims: The aim of this study is to identify empirical clusters based on clinical/sociodemographic variables in a sample of treatment-seeking women with GD. Methods: Agglomerative hierarchical clustering was applied to a sample of n = 280 patients, using sociodemographic variables, psychopathology, and personality traits as indicators for the grouping procedure. Results: Three mutually exclusive groups were obtained: (a) Cluster 1 (highly dysfunctional; n = 82, 29.3%) endorsed the highest levels in gambling severity, comorbid psychopathology, novelty seeking, harm avoidance, and self-transcendence, and the lowest scores in self-directedness and cooperativeness; (b) Cluster 2 (dysfunctional; n = 142, 50.7%) achieved medium mean scores in gambling severity and psychopathological symptoms; and (c) Cluster 3 (functional; n = 56, 20.0%) obtained the lowest mean scores in gambling severity and in psychopathology, and a personality profile characterized by low levels in novelty seeking, harm avoidance, and self-transcendence, and the highest levels in self-directedness and cooperativeness. Discussion and conclusions: This study sheds light on the clinical heterogeneity of women suffering from GD. Identifying the differing features of women with GD is vital to developing prevention programs and personalized treatment protocols for this overlooked population. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.93 |
It is part of: | Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 2018, vol. 7, num. 3, p. 770-780 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/172325 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.93 |
ISSN: | 2062-5871 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Infermeria de Salut Pública, Salut mental i Maternoinfantil) Articles publicats en revistes (Ciències Clíniques) Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)) |
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