The mediating role of attachment between borderline expression of emotional dependence and hostility in women with gambling disorder

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dc.contributor.authorMacía Guerrero, Laura
dc.contributor.authorMacía Guerrero, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorEstévez Gutiérrez, Ana
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-28T09:24:06Z
dc.date.available2026-01-28T09:24:06Z
dc.date.issued2025-10-06
dc.date.updated2026-01-28T09:24:06Z
dc.description.abstractIt has been extensively documented that insecure attachment may be one of the core risk factors for the later development of Gambling Disorder (GD). Difficulties in the regulation of hostility and emotional dependence towards the partner have also been associated with GD. However, women with GD remain a population that has hardly been studied in previous scientific literature. Therefore, it is unknown how the aforementioned variables operate on them. The main objectives of this study were: (1) to study the predictive effect of emotional dependence and early maladaptive schema (EMS) of attachment on symptoms of hostility in women with GD; and (2) to explore the mediating role of the EMS of attachment between borderline expression of emotional dependence and symptoms of hostility in women with GD. The sample was composed of 53 adult women with GD diagnosis and 310 women without GD. The findings indicated that borderline expression of emotional dependence significantly predicted hostile symptomatology in women with GD. Moreover, the relationship between borderline expression and hostility was stronger if EMS of attachment was introduced as a mediating variable. Consequently, it is crucial to explore these psychological factors during assessments, and interventions targeting these aspects should be integrated into treatment protocols for women with GD.en
dc.description.sponsorshipResearch funded by the Directorate General for the regulation of Gambling (Spanish Ministry of Consumption; Ref: 23/00001)en
dc.identifier.citationMacía, L., Macía, P., & Estévez, A. (2025). The mediating role of attachment between borderline expression of emotional dependence and hostility in women with gambling disorder. Current Psychology, 44(24), 18725-18733. https://doi.org/10.1007/S12144-025-08470-Y
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/S12144-025-08470-Y
dc.identifier.eissn1936-4733
dc.identifier.issn1046-1310
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/4898
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2025
dc.subject.otherAttachment
dc.subject.otherBorderline
dc.subject.otherEmotional dependence
dc.subject.otherGambling
dc.subject.otherHostility
dc.subject.otherWomen
dc.titleThe mediating role of attachment between borderline expression of emotional dependence and hostility in women with gambling disorderen
dc.typejournal article
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
oaire.citation.endPage18733
oaire.citation.issue24
oaire.citation.startPage18725
oaire.citation.titleCurrent Psychology
oaire.citation.volume44
oaire.licenseConditionhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
oaire.versionVoR
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