Distorsiones cognitivas y búsqueda de sensaciones en adultos con ludopatía

Roberto Oropeza-Tena; María Luisa Ávalos-Latorre; Alfredo Herrera-Díaz; Sergio Varela-Ramírez

doi:10.5354/0719-0581.2016.42435

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Cognitive Distortions and Sensation Seeking in Adults with Compulsive Gambling

Authors

Roberto Oropeza-Tena Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
María Luisa Ávalos-Latorre Universidad de Guadalajara
Alfredo Herrera-Díaz Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
Sergio Varela-Ramírez Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo

Vol. 25 No. 1 (2016)

https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-0581.2016.42435

Abstract

For some people, gambling is the most important thing in their lives, and when done compulsively, it may damage their interpersonal relations, daily activities, and financial situation. The aim of this study was to examine whether differences exist between three groups of participants with different gambling behaviors (cockfighting, cards, and slot machines) at the level of three dependent variables: Severity of compulsive gambling, Cognitive distortions, and Sensation seeking. Eighty-three adults (men and women) who like to gamble participated in this study. They answered instruments relating to pathological gambling, cognitive distortions and sensation seeking. Contrary to what expected, there were no significant differences between the three groups of gamblers, nor at the level of gambling or at the level of cognitive distortions. Nevertheless, according to the hypothesis, we found that the slot machine group presented significantly higher scores than the cockfighting group in the dimension of disinhibition in sensation seeking.

Keywords:

cognitive distortions, bet, sensation seeking, gambling

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Oropeza-Tena, R., Ávalos-Latorre, M. L., Herrera-Díaz, A., & Varela-Ramírez, S. (2016). Cognitive Distortions and Sensation Seeking in Adults with Compulsive Gambling. Revista De Psicología, 25(1). https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-0581.2016.42435