Contribution of sex on the underlying mechanism of the gambling disorder severity.

ABSTRACT: Significant increasing prevalences have been observed in gambling disorder (GD) in the last decades. This study analyzed the underlying mechanisms of the gambling severity with path analysis (implemented through Structural Equation Modeling, SEM), and assessed the potential moderator effect of the patients' sex. A sample of n = 512 treatment-seeking patients was assessed for sociodemographics and clinical state previously to the treatment. Results obtained in two separate SEM (for men and women) revealed differences in the direct effects and the mediational links. Among the male subsample, higher GD severity was directly related to the higher cognitive bias and the younger age of onset of the problematic gambling, while impulsivity levels and age of onset achieved an indirect effect on the

SUBMITTER: Jimenez-Murcia S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7599246 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature