Problem gambling,gaming and Internet use in adolescents: Relationships with emotional intelligence in clinical and special needs samples |
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| Authors: | James D.A. Parker Laura J. Summerfeldt Robyn N. Taylor Patricia H. Kloosterman Kateryna V. Keefer |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, Trent University, Canada;2. Department of Psychology, Queen’s University, Canada;3. Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph, Canada |
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| Abstract: | The study examined the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and several addiction-related behaviours (gambling problems, Internet abuse, and computer gaming misuse) in two adolescent samples: 270 clinical outpatients (180 males and 90 females) and 256 special needs students (160 males and 96 females). Gambling problems, Internet abuse, and computer gaming misuse were positively inter-correlated in both samples; approximately half of the variability in these addiction-related behaviours could be accounted for by a common dysfunctional preoccupation latent variable. Latent variable path analysis found emotional intelligence to be a moderate predictor of dysfunctional preoccupation in both adolescent samples. |
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| Keywords: | Addiction Gambling Emotional intelligence Adolescent health |
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