title: Anger in pathological gambling: clinical, psychopathological, and personality correlates.
abstract: The aim of this study was to explore the association between pathological gambling (PG) and anger by assessing whether psychopathology and personality are related to PG and to evaluate gender differences. The sample comprised 71 PGs and 37 healthy controls. Anger, psychopathology and personality were assessed with the STAXI-2, SCL-90-R and TCI-R respectively. Gender did not affect anger expression after stratifying by diagnostic condition (p > .05). Among PG patients, anger, psychopathology and personality measures were correlated with good effect-size (r > .30). Scores in the Anger Temperament (B = 0.21, p = .038) and Anger External-Expression (B = 0.27, p = .029) scales were positively associated with PG severity scores. Anger expression in PG should be considered in future treatment programs.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain).
authors.forename: Neus
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aymamí
authors.affiliation: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).
authors.forename: Roser
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Granero
authors.affiliation: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Penelo
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain).
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fernández-Aranda
authors.affiliation: King´s College London (UK).
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Krug
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain).
authors.forename: Katarina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gunnard
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain).
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Santamaría
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain).
authors.forename: Blanca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bueno
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain).
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jaurrieta
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain).
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gómez-Peña
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain).
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Álvarez-Moya
authors.affiliation: Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium).
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Claes
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain).
authors.forename: Ana Beatriz
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Fagundo
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain).
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Menchón
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain).
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Murcia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000786:Anger / Q000502:physiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D019260:Expressed Emotion / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality / Q000502:physiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013694:Temperament / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult