Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Departament de Psicobiologia i Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
J Gambl Stud. 2021 Jun;37(2):467-481. doi: 10.1007/s10899-020-09945-2.
Behavioral addictions have been related with biased emotional reactions to risky choices. However, few studies have analyzed the role of both explicit and implicit emotional expression in gambling disorder (GD). This pilot study aims to examine emotion regulation in treatment-seeking patients with GD. The sample included n = 35 participants classified into three groups: patients with current GD, patients with GD in remission, and a control group without GD. Implicit emotional expressions were evaluated through a serious videogame (Playmancer) and explicit emotions were measured through self-reports. Patients in the current GD group had, compared to the remission and control groups, lower levels of implicit emotion expression and higher levels of explicit emotion expression. The patients in GD remission group endorsed better emotion regulation capacity in comparison to patients with current GD. We conclude that differences in emotion expression profiles (such as anger and anxiety) should be considered both in the development of screening and diagnostic measures and in the planning of prevention and treatment programs.
行为成瘾与对风险选择的偏见情绪反应有关。然而，很少有研究分析在赌博障碍（GD）中明确和隐含的情绪表达的作用。这项初步研究旨在探讨寻求治疗的 GD 患者的情绪调节。样本包括 n = 35 名参与者，分为三组：当前 GD 患者、GD 缓解患者和无 GD 的对照组。通过严肃的视频游戏（Playmancer）评估隐含的情绪表达，通过自我报告评估明确的情绪。与缓解组和对照组相比，当前 GD 组的患者隐含情绪表达水平较低，明确情绪表达水平较高。与当前 GD 患者相比，GD 缓解组的患者表现出更好的情绪调节能力。我们的结论是，情绪表达特征（如愤怒和焦虑）的差异应在筛查和诊断措施的制定以及预防和治疗计划的规划中得到考虑。
