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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 144 - 157 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
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Self-reported impulsivity and inhibitory control in problem gamblers. / Lorains, Felicity Kate; Stout, Julie C; Bradshaw, John Lockyer; Dowling, Nicki Andrea; Enticott, Peter Gregory.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-reported impulsivity and inhibitory control in problem gamblers
AU - Lorains, Felicity Kate
AU - Stout, Julie C
AU - Bradshaw, John Lockyer
AU - Dowling, Nicki Andrea
AU - Enticott, Peter Gregory
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Impulsivity is considered a core feature of problem gambling; however, self-reported impulsivity and inhibitory control may reflect disparate constructs. We examined self-reported impulsivity and inhibitory control in 39 treatment-seeking problem gamblers and 41 matched controls using a range of self-report questionnaires and laboratory inhibitory control tasks. We also investigated differences between treatment-seeking problem gamblers who prefer strategic (e.g., sports betting) and nonstrategic (e.g., electronic gaming machines) gambling activities. Treatment-seeking problem gamblers demonstrated elevated self-reported impulsivity, more go errors on the Stop Signal Task, and a lower gap score on the Random Number Generation task than matched controls. However, overall we did not find strong evidence that treatment-seeking problem gamblers are more impulsive on laboratory inhibitory control measures. Furthermore, strategic and nonstrategic problem gamblers did not differ from their respective controls on either self-reported impulsivity questionnaires or laboratory inhibitory control measures. Contrary to expectations, our results suggest that inhibitory dyscontrol may not be a key component for some treatment-seeking problem gamblers.
AB - Impulsivity is considered a core feature of problem gambling; however, self-reported impulsivity and inhibitory control may reflect disparate constructs. We examined self-reported impulsivity and inhibitory control in 39 treatment-seeking problem gamblers and 41 matched controls using a range of self-report questionnaires and laboratory inhibitory control tasks. We also investigated differences between treatment-seeking problem gamblers who prefer strategic (e.g., sports betting) and nonstrategic (e.g., electronic gaming machines) gambling activities. Treatment-seeking problem gamblers demonstrated elevated self-reported impulsivity, more go errors on the Stop Signal Task, and a lower gap score on the Random Number Generation task than matched controls. However, overall we did not find strong evidence that treatment-seeking problem gamblers are more impulsive on laboratory inhibitory control measures. Furthermore, strategic and nonstrategic problem gamblers did not differ from their respective controls on either self-reported impulsivity questionnaires or laboratory inhibitory control measures. Contrary to expectations, our results suggest that inhibitory dyscontrol may not be a key component for some treatment-seeking problem gamblers.
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U2 - 10.1080/13803395.2013.873773
DO - 10.1080/13803395.2013.873773
M3 - Article
VL - 36
SP - 144
EP - 157
JO - Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
JF - Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
SN - 1380-3395
IS - 2
ER -