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25-09-2024 | Gambling Disorder | Original Paper

Emotional Working Memory Training Treatment for Young Adult Problem Online Sports Bettors: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors: Fatemeh Shahrajabian, Jafar Hasani, David Hodgins, Mark D. Griffiths

Published in: Journal of Gambling Studies

Abstract

One of the key features of gambling disorder (GD) is impairment in cognitive-emotional control. Considering the negative consequences of GD, the present study investigated the effectiveness of emotional working memory training (eWMT) in improving cognitive control, attention, working memory capacity, and cognitive emotion regulation strategies (CERS) among young adults with GD compared to a placebo group. Following the initial assessment in the pre-test phase, eligible participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups: experimental (n = 34) and placebo (n = 30). These groups completed eWMT and a feature matching task for 20 sessions respectively. The post-test and follow-up measures indicated that eWMT significantly improved cognitive control, attention, working memory capacity, and the use of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies, but it had no significant effect on adaptive CERS. The promising results of the present study suggest the use of eWMT as a new intervention to improve cognitive-emotional control among individuals with online gambling problems.

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Title: Emotional Working Memory Training Treatment for Young Adult Problem Online Sports Bettors: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Fatemeh Shahrajabian
Jafar Hasani
David Hodgins
Mark D. Griffiths
Publication date: 25-09-2024
Publisher: Springer US
Keyword: Gambling Disorder
Published in: Journal of Gambling Studies
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3602
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-024-10354-y

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