title: Brain Emotion Systems, Personality, Hopelessness, Self/Other Perception, and Gambling Cognition: A Structural Equation Model.
abstract: The aim of this study was to explore the relations between gambling, brain emotion systems, personality, self/other perception, and hopelessness in an Italian community. Dimensions of gambling, positive and negative emotions, self/other perception, personality and hopelessness were assessed in a community sample of 235 adults aged 19-59 years. Two structural models were tested. We found a significant correlation between problem gambling and impulsivity, which in association with aggressivity and negative personality dimensions may help explain the psychopathology factor, i.e. a latent variable involving neurotic personality, hopelessness, high sensation seeking, low metacognitive responsiveness, and disorganized patterns of interpersonal relationships. These results contribute to develop a theoretical framework of gambling in relation with personality factors and provide a new approach for clinical intervention of problem gambling that relies on a solid multidimensional perspective.
authors.affiliation: S&P Statistics and Psychometrics Ltd, Via Tuscolana, 458, 00181, Rome, Italy. paolo.iliceto@statpsyc.com.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Iliceto
authors.affiliation: ARPCI, School of Cognitive-Interpersonal, Attachment Theory-Based Psychotherapy, Circonvallazione Appia, 50, 00179, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: D'Antuono
authors.affiliation: Division of Brain Science, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.|National Problem Gambling Clinic, Soho Centre for Health and Care, 1 Frith Street, London, W1D 3HZ, UK.|Central North West London NHS Foundation Trust, 20 Eastbourne Terrace, London, W2 6LE, UK.
authors.forename: Henrietta
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bowden-Jones
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Via dei Melograni, 13, Spello, Italy.
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Giovani
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Child Neuropsychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Sabelli, 108, 00185, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Teodosio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Giacolini
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Via Fucino, 4b, 00199, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Candilera
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Child Neuropsychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Sabelli, 108, 00185, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Ugo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sabatello
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99163, USA.
authors.forename: Jaak
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Panksepp
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D010551:Personality; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Brain emotion systems; Gambling cognition; Hopelessness; Personality; Self/other perception