Understanding the Mechanisms Underlying Gambling Behaviour and Sleep

Problem gambling and sleep difficulty threaten health. Using the basis of self-regulatory theory, potential mechanisms for these problems were investigated. Fifty-nine treatment-seeking gamblers completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (sleep difficulty), the Sleep Hygiene Index (negative sleep...

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Published in:Journal of gambling studies 2015-12, Vol.31 (4), p.1273-1286
Main Authors: Loft, Marisa H., Loo, Jasmine M. Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Behavior
Community and Environmental Psychology
Economics
Ethnicity
Female
Gambling
Gambling - epidemiology
Gambling - psychology
Health Behavior
Health Status
Humans
Hypotheses
Impulsivity
Insomnia
Internal-External Control
Investigations
Malaysia
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Original Paper
Psychiatry
Questionnaires
Rehabilitation
Restless legs syndrome
Risk-Taking
Severity of Illness Index
Sleep
Sleep apnea
Sleep disorders
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - diagnosis
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - epidemiology
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - psychology
Sociology
Studies
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Summary:Problem gambling and sleep difficulty threaten health. Using the basis of self-regulatory theory, potential mechanisms for these problems were investigated. Fifty-nine treatment-seeking gamblers completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (sleep difficulty), the Sleep Hygiene Index (negative sleep habits), the Problem Gambling Severity Index and measures of self-regulatory capacity and arousability with data entered into regression analyses. Results supported the relationship between problem gambling and greater sleep difficulty ( β  = .18, t  = 3.22, p  
ISSN:1573-3602
1573-3602
DOI:10.1007/s10899-014-9514-x