CIBERSAM and Department of Clinical Psychology, University of the Basque Country, Avda. de Tolosa 70, San Sebastián, Spain.
J Gambl Stud. 2011 Jun;27(2):215-27. doi: 10.1007/s10899-010-9205-1.
This study aimed to examine the gender-related differences in demographics, gambling measures, psychological functioning, and motivation for therapy in an outpatient sample of pathological gamblers seeking treatment. Participants in this multisite study included 103 adult outpatients (51 women and 52 men) meeting current DSM-IV-TR criteria for PG. Logistic regression was used to examine if gender was related together to categorical and continuous independent variables. Female gamblers were older than men and more likely to be divorced or widowed and to have a lower annual income. Women became more dependent on bingo and men on slot machines. Gambling motivation and the course of illness for both sexes were also different. Female gamblers were more anxious and with a poorer self-esteem than male gamblers and more affected by depressive symptoms; in turn, men were more impulsive and higher sensation seekers than women and more affected by drug/alcohol abuse. The 68.6% of female gamblers reported being victims of intimate partner violence. There were no gender differences about the motivation for treatment. Future research should examine gambling behaviors and psychological functioning and suggest treatment approaches to address specific goals according to these gender-related differences.
本研究旨在探讨门诊寻求治疗的病理性赌博者样本中，与性别相关的人口统计学、赌博措施、心理功能和治疗动机差异。本多地点研究的参与者包括 103 名符合 DSM-IV-TR 病理性赌博标准的成年门诊患者（51 名女性和 52 名男性）。逻辑回归用于检查性别是否与分类和连续自变量相关。女性赌徒比男性年长，更有可能离婚或丧偶，收入也较低。女性更依赖宾果游戏，男性更依赖老虎机。赌博动机和两性的病程也不同。女性赌徒比男性赌徒更焦虑，自尊心更低，受抑郁症状影响更大；相反，男性比女性更冲动，更寻求刺激，受药物/酒精滥用影响更大。68.6%的女性赌徒报告曾遭受亲密伴侣暴力。治疗动机没有性别差异。未来的研究应该检查赌博行为和心理功能，并根据这些性别差异提出针对特定目标的治疗方法。
