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Interpersonal guilt in college student pathological gamblers
Geoffrey W Locke1, Robert Shilkret, Joyce E Everett
1School for Social Work, Smith College, Northampton, MA, USA.
Background:
Interpersonal guilt is associated with psychopathology, but its relationship to pathological gambling has not been studied.
Objectives:
This study examined the relationship between interpersonal guilt and pathological gambling.
Methods:
In total, 1979 college students completed a questionnaire containing the South Oaks Gambling Screen, Interpersonal Guilt Questionnaire, and questions about substance use. Students identified as pathological gamblers (n = 145) were matched to nonproblem gamblers with respect to demographics and substance use.
Results:
Pathological gamblers had significantly higher interpersonal guilt than their nonproblem gambling peers.
Conclusions And Scientific Significance:
Pathological gambling college students have excessive interpersonal guilt, and these findings may lead to novel treatment approaches.
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