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The role of affect-driven impulsivity in gambling cognitions: a convenience-sample study with a spanish version of the gambling-related cognitions scale

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Del Prete, Francesco, Steward, Trevor, Navas, Juan F., Fernández-Aranda, Fernando, Jiménez-Murcia, Susana, Oei, Tian P. S., Perales, José C.·2017·Journal of Behavioral Addictions

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Background and aims Abnormal cognitions are among the most salient domain-specific features of gambling disorder. The aims of this study were: (a) to examine and validate a Spanish version of the Gambling-Related Cognitions Scale (GRCS; Raylu & Oei, 2004) and (b) to examine associations between cognitive distortion levels, impulsivity, and gambling behavior. Methods This study first recruited a convenience sample of 500 adults who had gambled during the previous year. Participants were assessed using the Spanish version of GRCS (GRCS-S) questionnaire, the UPPS-P impulsivity questionnaire, measures of gambling behavior, and potentially relevant confounders. Robust confirmatory factor analysis methods on half the sample were used to select the best models from a hypothesis-driven set. The best solutions were validated on the other half, and the resulting factors were later correlated with impulsivity dimensions (in the whole n = 500 factor analysis sample) and clinically relevant gambling indices (in a separate convenience sample of 137 disordered and non-disordered gamblers; validity sample). Results This study supports the original five-factor model, suggests an alternative four-factor solution, and confirms the psychometric soundness of the GRCS-S. Importantly, cognitive distortions consistently correlated with affect- or motivation-driven aspects of impulsivity (urgency and sensation seeking), but not with cognitive impulsivity (lack of premeditation and lack of perseverance). Discussion and conclusions Our findings suggest that the GRCS-S is a valid and reliable instrument to identify gambling cognitions in Spanish samples. Our results expand upon previous research signaling specific associations between gambling-related distortions and affect-driven impulsivity in line with models of motivated reasoning.

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  • The GRCS-S shows adequate psychometric properties in treatment-seeking and non-treatment-seeking gamblers: concurrent and criterion-related validity are verified, full-scale reliability is 0.95, and subscale reliability ranges from 0.68 to 0.91.

    “The GRCS-S shows adequate psychometric properties in a sample composed of treatment-seeking gamblers and non-treatment-seeking gamblers: concurrent and criterion-related validity are verified, the full-scale reliability is 0.95, and reliability for the subscales ranges from 0.68 to 0.91”

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Authors
Del Prete, F., Steward, T., Navas, J. F., Fernández-Aranda, F., Jiménez-Murcia, S., Oei, T. P. S., & Perales, J. C.
Affiliations
  • Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
  • Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
  • Universidad de Granada (ES)
  • Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
Corresponding author
Navas, Juan F.
Venue
Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Published
2017-01-24
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
51-63
ISSN
  • 2062-5871 (ISSN-L)
  • 2063-5303
OpenAlex
W2580409837
Cited by
70
References
89
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 1
FWCI
9.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Behavioral Addictions (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences) (acceptedVersion)
  • ResearchOnline - JCU (James Cook University) (submittedVersion)
  • Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Keywords
gambling cognitions, gambling addiction, impulsivity, cognitive distortions, Spanish translation, scale validation, urgency, sensation seeking, motivated reasoning, gambling behavior
MeSH terms
Affect, Cognition, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Gambling, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult

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