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Clustering of treatment-seeking women with gambling disorder

Granero, Roser and Fernández-Aranda, Fernando and Mestre-Bach, Gemma and Steward, Trevor and García-Caro, Bárbara and Prever, Fulvia and Gavriel-Fried, Belle and del Pino-Gutiérrez, Amparo and Moragas, Laura and Aymamí, Neus and Gómez-Peña, Mónica and Mena-Moreno, Teresa and Martín-Romera, Virginia and Menchón, José M. and Jiménez-Murcia, Susana (2018) Clustering of treatment-seeking women with gambling disorder. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 7 (3). pp. 770-780. ISSN 2062-5871

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Abstract

<sec sec-type="background"> Background 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.<sec sec-type="aims"> 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.<sec sec-type="discussion and conclusions"> 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.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: MTA KFB támogatási szerződés alapján archiválva
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion / filozófia, pszichológia, vallás > BF Psychology / lélektan
Depositing User: xVioletta xBaliga
Date Deposited: 06 Nov 2018 09:43
Last Modified: 05 Apr 2023 07:50
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/86943

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