Exploring the Placement of Gambling Problems within the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology
(2024) PSYP01 20231Department of Psychology
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Gambling problems often coexist with various psychopathological conditions. The
Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP; Kotov et al., 2017) offers an empirically based model to structure psychopathological symptoms into broader dimensional spectra, including internalizing (anxious-depressive), externalizing (impulsive-aggressive), and thought disorder (dissociated-psychotic) symptoms. The placement of gambling problems within the HiTOP structure is unclear. In this study, data from 1005 participants were collected online in Sweden. All participants completed questionnaires assessing gambling problems and the major symptom dimensions of HiTOP. Factor analysis revealed a robust underlying psychopathological structure in line with... (More) - Gambling problems often coexist with various psychopathological conditions. The
Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP; Kotov et al., 2017) offers an empirically based model to structure psychopathological symptoms into broader dimensional spectra, including internalizing (anxious-depressive), externalizing (impulsive-aggressive), and thought disorder (dissociated-psychotic) symptoms. The placement of gambling problems within the HiTOP structure is unclear. In this study, data from 1005 participants were collected online in Sweden. All participants completed questionnaires assessing gambling problems and the major symptom dimensions of HiTOP. Factor analysis revealed a robust underlying psychopathological structure in line with the HiTOP model and the placement of gambling problems within this structure was assessed by adding a regression path linking gambling problems to the HiTOP dimensions. Results showed that gambling problems were primarily linked to the externalizing and thought disorder (dissociation) spectra, and secondarily to OCD
and the internalizing (dysphoria) spectra. A gender-specific pattern emerged such that in men, gambling was more strongly related to OCD while it in women was more strongly related to dysphoria. Even when accounting for the HiTOP dimensions, gambling was strongly associated with overall impairment, while dysphoria was most strongly associated with poor well-being; however, another gender-specific pattern emerged. In women, all HiTOP spectra were associated with impairment, and internalizing (dysphoria) and externalizing symptoms with poor well-being while in men, only gambling was associated with impairment, and gambling and dissociation with poor well-being. In sum, the findings suggest that gambling is mainly linked to the externalizing and thought disorder spectra (dissociation) within HiTOP but that there may be gender-specific differences. Moreover, gambling appears to be clearly
associated with impairment even when accounting for the broad HiTOP dimensions, with
possible gender differences. Further implications of these findings are discussed. (Less)
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- Martí Valls, Carla LU
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- PSYP01 20231
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Problem gambling, comorbidity, HiTOP framework, gender differences, well- being, impairment
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- English
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- 9146496
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abstract = {{Gambling problems often coexist with various psychopathological conditions. The
Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP; Kotov et al., 2017) offers an empirically based model to structure psychopathological symptoms into broader dimensional spectra, including internalizing (anxious-depressive), externalizing (impulsive-aggressive), and thought disorder (dissociated-psychotic) symptoms. The placement of gambling problems within the HiTOP structure is unclear. In this study, data from 1005 participants were collected online in Sweden. All participants completed questionnaires assessing gambling problems and the major symptom dimensions of HiTOP. Factor analysis revealed a robust underlying psychopathological structure in line with the HiTOP model and the placement of gambling problems within this structure was assessed by adding a regression path linking gambling problems to the HiTOP dimensions. Results showed that gambling problems were primarily linked to the externalizing and thought disorder (dissociation) spectra, and secondarily to OCD
and the internalizing (dysphoria) spectra. A gender-specific pattern emerged such that in men, gambling was more strongly related to OCD while it in women was more strongly related to dysphoria. Even when accounting for the HiTOP dimensions, gambling was strongly associated with overall impairment, while dysphoria was most strongly associated with poor well-being; however, another gender-specific pattern emerged. In women, all HiTOP spectra were associated with impairment, and internalizing (dysphoria) and externalizing symptoms with poor well-being while in men, only gambling was associated with impairment, and gambling and dissociation with poor well-being. In sum, the findings suggest that gambling is mainly linked to the externalizing and thought disorder spectra (dissociation) within HiTOP but that there may be gender-specific differences. Moreover, gambling appears to be clearly
associated with impairment even when accounting for the broad HiTOP dimensions, with
possible gender differences. Further implications of these findings are discussed.}},
author = {{Martí Valls, Carla}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Exploring the Placement of Gambling Problems within the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology}},
year = {{2024}},
}