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Problematic trading: a Systematic Review of theoretical considerations
Yura Loscalzo1,2, Guyonne Rogier3, Patrizia Velotti2
1Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, School of Psychology, Florence, Italy.
Frontiers in Psychiatry
|May 14, 2025
Summary
Problematic financial trading is often wrongly equated with gambling addiction. This review highlights the need to study trading as a distinct disorder, not just an addiction similar to gambling.
Area of Science:
- Behavioral addiction
- Financial psychology
- Clinical psychology
Background:
- Problematic financial trading has gained attention, often framed within behavioral addiction.
- Existing psychological literature frequently assimilates trading behaviors with gambling.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review theoretical literature on problematic financial trading.
- To assess the conceptualization and operationalization of problematic trading across disciplines.
- To determine if problematic trading is treated as a distinct phenomenon.
Main Methods:
- A systematic review of six scientific databases (MEDLINE, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science).
- Inclusion criteria resulted in 23 eligible papers for analysis.
Main Results:
- Problematic trading has been studied since the 1990s, primarily in economics and law.
- Non-psychological literature rarely conceptualized problematic trading as a standalone issue.
- Psychological studies predominantly used the behavioral addiction model, likening it to gambling; only four papers treated it as a distinct diagnosis.
Conclusions:
- While psychological literature is beginning to recognize problematic trading as a distinct disorder, it's often conflated with gambling.
- Future research should investigate problematic trading as a unique phenomenon, avoiding the a priori application of gambling frameworks.
- Qualitative studies are crucial for a deeper understanding to develop specific operationalizations and measurement scales.
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