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Anger in Pathological Gambling: Clinical, Psychopathological, and Personality Correlates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 July 2014

Neus Aymamí ,
Roser Granero ,
Eva Penelo ,
Fernando Fernández-Aranda ,
Isabel Krug ,
Katarina Gunnard ,
Juan José Santamaría ,
Blanca Bueno ,
Nuria Jaurrieta  and
Mónica Gómez-Peña
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Neus Aymamí
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain)
Roser Granero
Affiliation:
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
Eva Penelo
Affiliation:
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
Fernando Fernández-Aranda
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain)
Isabel Krug
Affiliation:
King´s College London (UK)
Katarina Gunnard
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain)
Juan José Santamaría
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain)
Blanca Bueno
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain)
Nuria Jaurrieta
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain)
Mónica Gómez-Peña
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain)
Eva Álvarez-Moya
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain)
Laurence Claes
Affiliation:
Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium)
Ana Beatriz Fagundo
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain)
José Manuel Menchón
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain)
Susana Jiménez-Murcia*
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Spain)
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*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Susana Jiménez-Murcia. Department of Psychiatry. Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge. Feixa Llarga, s/n. 08907. L’Hospitalet de Llobregat. Barcelona (Spain). Phone: +34–932607988. Fax. +34–932607658. E-mail: sjimenez@bellvitgehospital.cat
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore the association between pathological gambling (PG) and anger by assessing whether psychopathology and personality are related to PG and to evaluate gender differences. The sample comprised 71 PGs and 37 healthy controls. Anger, psychopathology and personality were assessed with the STAXI-2, SCL-90-R and TCI-R respectively. Gender did not affect anger expression after stratifying by diagnostic condition (p > .05). Among PG patients, anger, psychopathology and personality measures were correlated with good effect-size (r > .30). Scores in the Anger Temperament (B = 0.21, p = .038) and Anger External-Expression (B = 0.27, p = .029) scales were positively associated with PG severity scores. Anger expression in PG should be considered in future treatment programs.

Keywords

angerimpulsivitypathological gambling
Type
Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 17 , 2014 , E39
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2014 

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