Exploring a Multidimensional Approach to Impulsivity in Predicting College Student Gambling

Impulsivity has been implicated as a contributing factor in the development of gambling problems among college students, but attempts to confirm this relation have been inconsistent. One explanation for these incongruent findings is that impulsivity may be multidimensional and that distinct dimensio...

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Published in:Journal of gambling studies 2014-06, Vol.30 (2), p.521-536
Main Authors: Ginley, Meredith K., Whelan, James P., Meyers, Andrew W., Relyea, George E., Pearlson, Godfrey D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictions
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent
Adult
Behavior
College students
Colleges & universities
Community and Environmental Psychology
Drug abuse
Economics
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Gambling
Gambling - psychology
Humans
Impulsive Behavior - psychology
Impulsivity
Investigations
Legalized gambling
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Multivariate Analysis
Neurosciences
Original Paper
Pathology
Psychiatry
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Self Report
Sociology
Students - psychology
Students - statistics & numerical data
Studies
Universities
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:Impulsivity has been implicated as a contributing factor in the development of gambling problems among college students, but attempts to confirm this relation have been inconsistent. One explanation for these incongruent findings is that impulsivity may be multidimensional and that distinct dimensions differentially predict separate behaviors. Using a large, diverse sample of college students, a factor analysis of self-report measures related to impulsivity revealed a three-factor structure of Behavioral Activation, Preference for Stimulation, and Inhibition Control that was similar to the structure found by Meda et al. (Behav Pharmacol 20(5–6):390–399, 2009 ) in a different adult sample. Low risk gamblers and symptomatic gamblers scored significantly lower on Behavioral Activation and Inhibition Control than non-gamblers. Conversely, low risk gamblers and symptomatic gamblers scored significantly higher on Preference for Stimulation. Prevalence of gambling and gambling activity preference for this sample was also assessed.
ISSN:1573-3602
1050-5350
1573-3602
DOI:10.1007/s10899-013-9374-9