Macía Laura, Aonso-Diego Gema, Prever Fulvia, Minci Mónica, Estévez Ana
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Deusto, Avda. de las Universidades, 24, Bilbao, 48007, Spain.
SUNNCOOP Women and Gambling Project, Milan, Italy.
J Gambl Stud. 2025 Jan 3. doi: 10.1007/s10899-024-10369-5.
A large body of research has evidenced different risk factors associated with the severity of gambling. However, most of the research has been conducted with a male population, and consequently it has been inferred that the female population presents the same experiences and characteristics. Research on female gamblers is limited, with the result that their gambling-related problems are not effectively addressed. In light of this, the study aims were two-fold: (1) to identify differences between Spanish and Italian women seeking treatment for a gambling disorder, and (2) to examine variables associated with gambling severity in a clinical sample of women. For this study, a total of 106 women gamblers (M = 48.83; SD = 12.41) completed the assessment, evaluating gambling behavior, alexithymia, hopelessness, and mental health (depression, anxiety, and hostility). Results indicated that Spanish and Italian women showed differences in sociodemographic, psychological, and gambling-related variables. Furthermore, exhibiting higher levels of depressive symptoms, and experiencing difficulties in identifying emotions were related to the increased gambling severity. Also, received the Italian intervention was related to lower gambling severity. These findings emphasize the need to provide evidence-based treatments, as well as to improve existing treatments and develop prevention and intervention strategies adapted to the characteristics of female gamblers.
大量研究证明了与赌博严重程度相关的不同风险因素。然而，大多数研究是针对男性群体进行的，因此推断女性群体具有相同的经历和特征。对女性赌徒的研究有限，结果是她们与赌博相关的问题没有得到有效解决。有鉴于此，该研究的目标有两个：（1）确定寻求治疗赌博障碍的西班牙女性和意大利女性之间的差异，（2）在女性临床样本中检查与赌博严重程度相关的变量。在这项研究中，共有106名女性赌徒（M = 48.83；SD = 12.41）完成了评估，评估内容包括赌博行为、述情障碍、绝望感和心理健康（抑郁、焦虑和敌意）。结果表明，西班牙女性和意大利女性在社会人口统计学、心理和与赌博相关的变量方面存在差异。此外，表现出较高水平的抑郁症状以及在识别情绪方面存在困难与赌博严重程度增加有关。此外，接受意大利干预与较低的赌博严重程度有关。这些发现强调了提供循证治疗的必要性，以及改进现有治疗方法并制定适合女性赌徒特征的预防和干预策略。
