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Journal of Gambling Studies
Published in: Journal of Gambling Studies 2/2016

01-06-2016 | Original Paper

Metacognition in Pathological Gambling and Its Relationship with Anxious and Depressive Symptomatology

Authors: Paula Jauregui, Irache Urbiola, Ana Estevez

Published in: Journal of Gambling Studies | Issue 2/2016

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Abstract

Gambling disorder is associated with elevated comorbidity with depressive and anxious disorders, and one variable that might help in the understanding of this association is metacognition. In the present study, the relationship between gambling and metacognition and the mediating role of metacognition in the relationship between gambling and depressive and anxious symptomatology were assessed. The sample comprised 124 pathological gamblers from centers that assist pathological gamblers and 204 participants from the general population. The results showed that pathological gamblers had higher levels of depressive and anxious symptomatology. Additionally, pathological gamblers had higher scores for positive beliefs about worry, negative beliefs of uncontrollability and danger, and beliefs about the need to control thoughts; these factors were also positively correlated with depressive and anxious symptomatology. Metacognition also fully mediated the association between gambling and depressive and anxious symptomatology. These results suggest that metacognition could contribute to explaining gambling disorder and the symptomatology associated with it.
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Metadata
Title
Metacognition in Pathological Gambling and Its Relationship with Anxious and Depressive Symptomatology
Authors
Paula Jauregui
Irache Urbiola
Ana Estevez
Publication date
01-06-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Gambling Studies / Issue 2/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3602
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-015-9552-z

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