How coping styles, cognitive distortions, and attachment predict problem gambling among adolescents and young adults

Calado, F ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2906-7279, Alexandre, J and Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, 2017. How coping styles, cognitive distortions, and attachment predict problem gambling among adolescents and young adults. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 6, pp. 648-657. ISSN 2062-5871

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Abstract

Background and aims: Recent research suggests that youth problem gambling is associated with several factors, but little is known how these factors might influence or interact each other in predicting this behavior. Consequently, this is the first study to examine the mediation effect of coping styles in the relationship between attachment to parental figures and problem gambling. Methods: A total of 988 adolescents and emerging adults were recruited to participate. The first set of analyses tested the adequacy of a model comprising biological, cognitive, and family variables in predicting youth problem gambling. The second set of analyses explored the relationship between family and individual variables in problem gambling behavior. Results: The results of the first set of analyses demonstrated that the individual factors of gender, cognitive distortions, and coping styles showed a significant predictive effect on youth problematic gambling, and the family factors of attachment and family structure did not reveal a significant influence on this behavior. The results of the second set of analyses demonstrated that the attachment dimension of angry distress exerted a more indirect influence on problematic gambling, through emotion-focused coping style. Discussion: This study revealed that some family variables can have a more indirect effect on youth gambling behavior and provided some insights in how some factors interact in predicting problem gambling. Conclusion: These findings suggest that youth gambling is a multifaceted phenomenon, and that the indirect effects of family variables are important in estimating the complex social forces that might influence adolescent decisions to gamble.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Creators:	Calado, F., Alexandre, J. and Griffiths, M.D.
Publisher:	Akadémiai Kiadó
Date:	December 2017
Volume:	6
ISSN:	2062-5871
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1556/2006.6.2017.068 DOI
Rights:	This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial purposes, provided the original author and source are credited. © 2017 The Author(s).
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jill Tomkinson
Date Added:	07 Nov 2017 14:44
Last Modified:	21 Aug 2020 14:52
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/31990

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