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Mechanisms of action in the relationship between mindfulness and problem gambling behaviour
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posted on 2014-01-01, 00:00 authored by S de Lisle, Nicki DowlingNicki Dowling, S AllenPrevious studies have found an inverse relationship between mindfulness and problem gambling severity. This paper presents the findings from two studies of treatment seeking problem gamblers designed to explore the role of mindfulness in problem gambling. Treatment-seeking problem gamblers displayed significantly lower mindfulness scores than adult community members and university students. Mindfulness was significantly related to most indices of gambling, and psychological distress was an important mechanism in these relationships. Rumination, emotion dysregulation and thought suppression were also implicated as mediators in the inverse relationship between mindfulness and psychological distress. Taken together, the findings provide theoretical support for existing models of mindfulness which suggest that mindfulness operates by reducing psychological distress through these cognitive mechanisms. They also suggest that mindfulness training may be a new and innovative avenue for therapy to improve treatment effectiveness for problem
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International journal of mental health and addictionVolume
12Issue
2Pagination
206 - 225Publisher
SpringerLocation
Berlin, GermanyPublisher DOI
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1557-1882eISSN
1557-1874Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2014, Springer VerlagUsage metrics
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Problem gamblinggamblingmindfulnessdistressruminationemotion dysregulationdistress tolerancethought suppressionSocial SciencesScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePsychology, ClinicalSubstance AbusePsychiatryPsychologyPATHOLOGICAL GAMBLERSEMOTION REGULATIONSTRESS REDUCTIONTHERAPYVALIDATIONMEDITATIONMODELTRIAL
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