title: Interpersonal guilt in college student pathological gamblers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Interpersonal guilt is associated with psychopathology, but its relationship to pathological gambling has not been studied.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the relationship between interpersonal guilt and pathological gambling.
  
  
  METHODS
  In total, 1979 college students completed a questionnaire containing the South Oaks Gambling Screen, Interpersonal Guilt Questionnaire, and questions about substance use. Students identified as pathological gamblers (n = 145) were matched to nonproblem gamblers with respect to demographics and substance use.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pathological gamblers had significantly higher interpersonal guilt than their nonproblem gambling peers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pathological gambling college students have excessive interpersonal guilt, and these findings may lead to novel treatment approaches.
authors: School for Social Work, Smith College, Northampton, MA, USA.
authors: Geoffrey W
authors: GW
authors: Locke
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Shilkret
authors: Joyce E
authors: JE
authors: Everett
authors: Nancy M
authors: NM
authors: Petry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology*; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult