Impulsivity, compulsivity and pathological gambling: an exploratory study of pathological gambling as an impulsivity-compulsivity spectrum disorder

Steven Skitch and David Hodgins

International Gambling Studies, 2004, vol. 4, issue 2, 175-188

Abstract: The current study was conducted to examine pathological gambling as an impulsivity-compulsivity spectrum disorder. University students (N=162) who gambled a minimum of twice monthly completed measures of impulsivity, compulsivity and pathological gambling. Instruments completed included: measures of problem gambling severity (South Oaks Gambling Screen, NORC DSM-IV Screen for Gambling Problems, Canadian Problem Gambling Index, Victorian Gambling Screen), the Padua Inventory, the Barratt Impulsivity Scale and the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire. Results supported previous research indicating that pathological gamblers had elevated scores on measures of impulsivity and compulsivity, as well as personality factors correlated with these two constructs. Moreover, impulsivity and compulsivity were found to be interrelated as proposed by the impulsivity-compulsivity spectrum model.

Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1080/14459790412331296992

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