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Impulsivity in pathological gambling: The antisocial impulsivist

BLASZCZYNSKI, A., STEEL, Z., McCONAGHY, N.·1997·Addiction
DOI 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1997.tb03639.x
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The construct of impulsivity has to date remained relatively unexplored in the pathological gambling literature. This is in spite of recent claims suggesting that impulsivity may be an important feature characterizing a subgroup of pathological gamblers who are claimed to suffer from a Multi-Impulse Personality Disorder. The present study examined the potential role of impulsivity using the Eysenck Impulsivity Scale among 115 pathological gamblers. Results indicate that heightened impulsivity is associated with the degree of severity of psychological and behavioural change in pathological gamblers. However, the findings also indicate that impulsivity closely mirrors components contained in Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Psychoticism Scale, the California Personality Inventory Socialization Scale and DSM-III Antisocial Personality Disorder. This is manifest both in terms of high intercorrelations between the measures of psychopathy and impulsivity and in their predictive relationship to the level of psychological distress suggesting a uniform impulsivity/psychopathy construct. Thus, the research supports a model of pathological gambling in which the severity of associated behavioural and psychological disturbance is mediated by a impulsivity/ psychopathy construct.

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  • Comorbid mental health disorders in disordered gambling are associated with increased gambling severity, urges, cognitions, consequences, psychiatric symptoms, impulsivity, and other psychosocial difficulties.

    “Comorbid mental health disorders in disordered gambling are associated with increased gambling severity, gambling urges and cognitions, gambling-related consequences, psychiatric symptoms, impulsivity, and other psychosocial difficulties (Blaszczynski & McConaghy, 1994;Blaszczynski & Steel, 1998;Blaszczynski, Steel, & McConaghy, 1997;Grall-Bronnec et al., 2011;Kruedelbach et al., 2006;Ledgerwood &”

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Authors
BLASZCZYNSKI, A., STEEL, Z., & McCONAGHY, N.
Affiliations
UNSW Sydney (AU)
ORCID
Venue
Addiction
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1997-01
Volume
92
Issue
1
Pages
75-87
ISSN
  • 0965-2140 (ISSN-L)
  • 1360-0443
DOI
10.1111/j.1360-0443.1997.tb03639.x
OpenAlex
W1968155125
Cited by
367
References
41
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 20 · 2013: 24 · 2012: 20
FWCI
7.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 3310 d)
Locations
  • Addiction (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Keywords
impulsivity, gambling addiction, antisocial personality disorder, psychopathy, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, California Personality Inventory, psychological distress, gambling severity, personality traits
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Female, Gambling, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Male, Middle Aged, Models, Psychological, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Behavior, Addictive

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