Predicting Problem Gambling Severity: Interplay between Emotion Dysregulation and Gambling-related Cognitions

Adeluiesa Buen1, Mal Flack2

  • 1College of Health and Human Sciences, Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory, Darwin, 0909, Australia.

Summary

Difficulties in emotion regulation and cognitive distortions are linked to problem gambling. Cognitive distortions partially explain the link between emotion regulation and gambling problems, but emotion regulation also directly impacts gambling severity.

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