BACKGROUND: This study aimed to explore the association between alexithymia, boredom, desire thinking, and subjective risk intelligence in individuals with gambling disorder (GD). METHODS: A total of 94 participants (47 disordered gamblers and 47 control subjects) completed the following questionnaires: Toronto Alexithymia Scale – 20 (TAS-20), Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (MSBS), Desire Thinking Questionnaire (DTQ), Subjective Risk Intelligence Scale (SRIS). RESULTS: The subjects with GD fall within the borderline range of the TAS-20 scores, with higher scores in the dimension of difficulty in identifying feelings (M=20.04, SD=7.25 vs. M=14.09, SD=2.68, P<0.001; d=1.08) and in the externally oriented thinking style (M=25.45, SD=2.95 vs. M=21.15, SD=5.33, P
The role of alexithymia, boredom, desire thinking, and subjective risk intelligence in individuals with gambling disorder: a cross-sectional study
Giuseppe Craparo
;Palmira Faraci;Giulia Costanzo;
2023-01-01
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to explore the association between alexithymia, boredom, desire thinking, and subjective risk intelligence in individuals with gambling disorder (GD). METHODS: A total of 94 participants (47 disordered gamblers and 47 control subjects) completed the following questionnaires: Toronto Alexithymia Scale – 20 (TAS-20), Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (MSBS), Desire Thinking Questionnaire (DTQ), Subjective Risk Intelligence Scale (SRIS). RESULTS: The subjects with GD fall within the borderline range of the TAS-20 scores, with higher scores in the dimension of difficulty in identifying feelings (M=20.04, SD=7.25 vs. M=14.09, SD=2.68, P<0.001; d=1.08) and in the externally oriented thinking style (M=25.45, SD=2.95 vs. M=21.15, SD=5.33, PI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
