Social judgments of behavioral versus substance-related addictions: A population-based study

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dc.contributor.authorKonkoly-Thege, Barna
dc.contributor.authorColman, Ian
dc.contributor.authorel-Guebaly, Nady
dc.contributor.authorHodgins, David C
dc.contributor.authorPatten, Scott B
dc.contributor.authorSchopflocher, Don
dc.contributor.authorWolfe, Jody
dc.contributor.authorWild, T Cameron
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-08T18:22:09Z
dc.date.available2015-07-08T18:22:09Z
dc.date.issued2014-11-01
dc.descriptionPost-print version of article deposited according to Elsevier article sharing policy http://www.elsevier.com/about/company-information/policies/sharing#acceptedmanuscript July 8, 2015.en_US
dc.description.abstractBackground Recently, the concept of addiction has expanded to include many types of problematic repetitive behaviors beyond those related to substance misuse. This trend may have implications for the way that lay people think about addictions and about people struggling with addictive disorders. The aim of this study was to provide a better understanding of how the public understands a variety of substance-related and behavioral addictions. Methods A representative sample of 4000 individuals from Alberta, Canada completed an online survey. Participants were randomly assigned to answer questions about perceived addiction liability, etiology, and prevalence of problems with four substances (alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and cocaine) and six behaviors (problematic gambling, eating, shopping, sexual behavior, video gaming, and work). Results Bivariate analyses revealed that respondents considered substances to have greater addiction liability than behaviors and that most risk factors (moral, biological, or psychosocial) were considered as more important in the etiology of behavioral versus substance addictions. A discriminant function analysis demonstrated that perceived addiction liability and character flaws were the two most important features differentiating judgments of substance-related versus behavioral addictions. Perceived addiction liability was judged to be greater for substances. Conversely, character flaws were viewed as more associated with behavioral addictions. Conclusions The general public appreciates the complex bio–psycho-social etiology underlying addictions, but perceives substance-related and behavioral addictions differently. These attitudes, in turn, may shape a variety of important outcomes, including the extent to which people believed to manifest behavioral addictions feel stigmatized, seek treatment, or initiate behavior changes on their own.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationThege, B. K., Colman, I., el-Guebaly, N., Hodgins, D. C., Patten, S. B., Schopflocher, D., Wolfe, J. & Wild, T. C. (2015). Social judgments of behavioral versus substance-related addictions: A population-based study. Addictive behaviors, 42, 24-31.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.10.025
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33352
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/50546
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherScience Directen_US
dc.publisher.corporateUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306460314003578en_US
dc.rightsAttribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectSubstance-related addictionsen_US
dc.subjectBehavioral addictionsen_US
dc.subjectEtiologyen_US
dc.subjectLay theoryen_US
dc.subjectStigmaen_US
dc.titleSocial judgments of behavioral versus substance-related addictions: A population-based studyen_US
dc.typejournal article
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen_US
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