caa a22 4500 445837578 CHVBK 20180317145334.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10899-010-9205-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10899-010-9205-1 Clinical Gender Differences Among Adult Pathological Gamblers Seeking Treatment [Elektronische Daten] [Enrique Echeburúa, Itxaso González-Ortega, Paz de Corral, Rocío Polo-López] This study aimed to examine the gender-related differences in demographics, gambling measures, psychological functioning, and motivation for therapy in an outpatient sample of pathological gamblers seeking treatment. Participants in this multisite study included 103 adult outpatients (51 women and 52 men) meeting current DSM-IV-TR criteria for PG. Logistic regression was used to examine if gender was related together to categorical and continuous independent variables. Female gamblers were older than men and more likely to be divorced or widowed and to have a lower annual income. Women became more dependent on bingo and men on slot machines. Gambling motivation and the course of illness for both sexes were also different. Female gamblers were more anxious and with a poorer self-esteem than male gamblers and more affected by depressive symptoms; in turn, men were more impulsive and higher sensation seekers than women and more affected by drug/alcohol abuse. The 68.6% of female gamblers reported being victims of intimate partner violence. There were no gender differences about the motivation for treatment. Future research should examine gambling behaviors and psychological functioning and suggest treatment approaches to address specific goals according to these gender-related differences. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2010 Pathological gambling nationallicence Gender differences nationallicence Mental health nationallicence Psychosocial factors nationallicence Intimate partner violence nationallicence Echeburúa Enrique CIBERSAM and Department of Clinical Psychology, University of the Basque Country, Avda. de Tolosa, 70, 20018, San Sebastián, Spain aut González-Ortega Itxaso Department of Clinical Psychology, University of the Basque Country, Avda. de Tolosa, 70, 20018, San Sebastián, Spain aut de Corral Paz Department of Clinical Psychology, University of the Basque Country, Avda. de Tolosa, 70, 20018, San Sebastián, Spain aut Polo-López Rocío Department of Clinical Psychology, University of the Basque Country, Avda. de Tolosa, 70, 20018, San Sebastián, Spain aut Journal of Gambling Studies Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 27/2(2011-06-01), 215-227 1573-3602 27:2<215 2011 27 10899 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-010-9205-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-010-9205-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Echeburúa Enrique CIBERSAM and Department of Clinical Psychology, University of the Basque Country, Avda. de Tolosa, 70, 20018, San Sebastián, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- González-Ortega Itxaso Department of Clinical Psychology, University of the Basque Country, Avda. de Tolosa, 70, 20018, San Sebastián, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- de Corral Paz Department of Clinical Psychology, University of the Basque Country, Avda. de Tolosa, 70, 20018, San Sebastián, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Polo-López Rocío Department of Clinical Psychology, University of the Basque Country, Avda. de Tolosa, 70, 20018, San Sebastián, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Gambling Studies Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 27/2(2011-06-01), 215-227 1573-3602 27:2<215 2011 27 10899 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer