Temporal perspectives, sensation-seeking, and cognitive distortions as predictors of adolescent gambling behavior: a study in Italian high schools.

Front Psychiatry · 2025 · PMC12360077 · PMID 40831525

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a trend toward significancep = .052so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

A trend toward significance was observed for cognitive distortions (F(1, 94) = 3.87, p = .052, η2p = .04), reflecting a small-to-moderate effect size.

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showed a trendp = .052so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Cognitive distortions also showed a trend toward significance (p = .052), suggesting a potential role in reinforcing maladaptive beliefs around gambling outcomes.

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Other variables, including sensation seeking, cognitive distortions, and present orientation, did not reach statistical significance in the model.

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near-significantno p-value reported

The near-significant difference in cognitive distortions suggests potential clinical relevance, warranting further study with larger samples.

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