Temporal perspectives, sensation-seeking, and cognitive distortions as predictors of adolescent gambling behavior: a study in Italian high schools
Temporal orientation plays a distinct role in adolescent gambling behavior beyond traditional dispositional and cognitive factors. Interventions should incorporate time-awareness strategies, helping adolescents shift toward future-oriented thinking while addressing sensation-seeking tendencies through targeted risk management and engagement in alternative rewarding activities.
Authors
- Giovanna Celia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9154-9124)
- Pierluigi Diotaiuti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5470-3233)
- Stefania Mancone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9837-526X)
- Alessandra Zanon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2204-6176)
- Giuseppe Marotta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4624-9239)
Institutions
- Università degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale (IT)
- Pegaso University (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-08-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1602316
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.23