Personality correlates of pathological gambling derived from Big Three and Big Five personalitymodels

Abstract Personality traits have proved to be consistent and important factors in a variety of externalizing behaviors including addiction, aggression, and antisocial behavior. Given the comorbidity of these behaviors with pathological gambling (PG), it is important to test the degree to which PG sh...

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Published in:Psychiatry research 2013-03, Vol.206 (1), p.50-55
Main Authors: Miller, Joshua D, MacKillop, James, Fortune, Erica E, Maples, Jessica, Lance, Charles E, Keith Campbell, W, Goodie, Adam S
Format: Article
Language:English
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DSM-5
Five-factor model
Psychiatry
Statistical moderation
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Summary:Abstract Personality traits have proved to be consistent and important factors in a variety of externalizing behaviors including addiction, aggression, and antisocial behavior. Given the comorbidity of these behaviors with pathological gambling (PG), it is important to test the degree to which PG shares these trait correlates. In a large community sample of regular gamblers ( N =354; 111 with diagnoses of pathological gambling), the relations between measures of two major models of personality – Big Three and Big Five – were examined in relation to PG symptoms derived from a semi-structured diagnostic interview. Across measures, traits related to the experience of strong negative emotions were the most consistent correlates of PG, regardless of whether they were analyzed using bivariate or multivariate analyses. In several instances, however, the relations between personality and PG were moderated by demographic variable such as gender, race, and age. It will be important for future empirical work of this nature to pay closer attention to potentially important moderators of these relations.
ISSN:0165-1781
1872-7123
DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2012.09.042