Examinando por Autor "Mestre Bach, Gemma"

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    Cyberbullying and gambling disorder: associations with emotion regulation and coping strategies
    (Springer, 2023-10) Estévez Gutiérrez, Ana; Macía Guerrero, Laura ; López González, Hibai ; Momeñe López, Janire ; Jáuregui Bilbao, Paula ; Etxaburu Azpeitia, Nerea; Granero, Roser ; Fernández Aranda, Fernando ; Mestre Bach, Gemma; Vintró Alcaraz, Cristina ; Munguía Godínez, Jazmín Lucero; Baenas Soto, Isabel ; Mena Moreno, Teresa; Mora Maltas, Bernat; Valenciano Mendoza, Eduardo; Jiménez Murcia, Susana
    The presence of unsuitable coping and emotion regulation strategies in young populations with gambling disorder (GD) and in those who have experienced cyberbullying victimization has been suggested. However, this association has not been explored in depth. In this study, our aim was to analyze individual differences in emotion regulation, coping strategies, and substance abuse in a clinical sample of adolescents and young adult patients with GD (n = 31) and in a community sample (n = 250). Furthermore, we aimed to examine the association between cyberbullying and GD. Participants were evaluated using the Cyberbullying Questionnaire-Victimization, the Canadian Adolescent Gambling Inventory, the Coping Strategies Inventory, the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and the Drug Use Disorders Identification Test. Structural Equation Modeling was used to explore associations between these factors in a community sample and in a clinical group. In both groups, exposure to cyberbullying behaviors was positively associated with higher emotion dysregulation and the use of maladaptative coping styles. Our findings uphold that adolescents and young adults who were victims of cyberbullying show difficulties in emotion regulation and maladaptive coping strategies when trying to solve problems. The specific contribution of sex, age, gambling severity, emotion regulation, and coping strategies on cyberbullying severity is also discussed. Populations at vulnerable ages could potentially benefit from public prevention policies that target these risk factors.
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    How do online sports gambling disorder patients compare with land-based patients?
    (Akademiai Kiado Rt., 2017-12-01) Estévez Gutiérrez, Ana ; Rodríguez, Raquel; Díaz, Noelia; Granero, Roser; Mestre Bach, Gemma; Steward, Trevor; Fernández Aranda, Fernando; Aymamí, María Neus; Gómez Peña, Mónica; Pino Gutiérrez, Amparo del; Baño, Marta; Moragas, Laura; Mallorquí Bagué, Núria ; López González, Hibai ; Jáuregui Bilbao, Paula ; Onaindia, Jaione ; Martín Romera, Virginia ; Menchón, José M.; Jiménez Murcia, Susana
    Background and aims: Recent technological developments have brought about notable changes in the way people gamble. The widespread use of mobile Internet devices and gambling websites has led to a significant leap in the number of people who recreationally gamble. However, for some, gambling can turn into a psychiatric disorder resembling substance addiction. At present, there is a shortage of studies examining differences between adults with gambling disorder (GD) who exclusively make sports bets online, GD patients that are non-sports Internet gamblers, and offline gamblers. Therefore, this study was undertaken to determine the differences between these three groups, considering sociodemographic, personality, and clinical characteristics. Methods: The sample consisted of 2,743 treatment-seeking male patients from the Pathological Gambling Unit at a university hospital. All patients met DSM-5 criteria for GD. Results: We found that gamblers who exclusively engaged in non-sports Internet gambling activities were younger than offline gamblers and online sports gamblers. Non-sports Internet gamblers were also more likely to have greater levels of debt compared with offline gamblers. In terms of personality characteristics, our sample displayed low levels of self-directedness and cooperativeness and high levels of novelty seeking. In addition, online sports gamblers obtained higher scores in persistence than non-sports Internet gamblers and offline gamblers. Discussion and conclusion: Although differences if terms of gambling severity were not identified between groups, GD patients who exclusively bet online appear to possess distinct personality characteristics and higher debt levels compared with offline gamblers.
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    Longitudinal changes in gambling, buying and materialism in adolescents: a population-based study
    (MDPI AG, 2021-03-10) Estévez Gutiérrez, Ana; Jáuregui Bilbao, Paula; Momeñe López, Janire ; Macía Guerrero, Laura; López González, Hibai; Iruarrizaga, Itziar ; Riquelme Ortiz, Conchi; Granero, Roser; Fernández Aranda, Fernando ; Vintró Alcaraz, Cristina; Mestre Bach, Gemma ; Munguía Godínez, Jazmín Lucero; Solé Morata, Neus; Jiménez Murcia, Susana
    Gambling disorder, gambling-related cognitive biases, compulsive buying, and materialistic values lead to impaired functioning in important areas of life. The aims of the present longitudinal study are (1) to evaluate the change produced after one year in those mentioned variables and (2) to examine the gender role in these changes and to analyze the mediational mechanisms among the variables of the study. The sample was composed of 182 adolescents (103 females and 79 males) from secondary education Spanish institutions who completed self-administered questionnaires. Structural equation modeling has been used to explore associations between the different variables. Our results show significant decreases in compulsive buying, materialism, and cognitive biases related to gambling after one year. Gambling disorder severity was directly related to cognitive distortions of gambling and being a man. Compulsive buying was associated with older age and the female gender. Materialism was associated with compulsive buying and the male gender. In conclusion, gambling disorder, gambling-related cognitive biases, compulsive buying, and materialistic values change over time in different ways, according to gender. The understanding of gambling disorder and compulsive buying in adolescents could potentially lead to early prevention and treatment programs for the specific needs of gender and age