Claudio Imperatori, Benedetta Barchielli, Ornella Corazza, Giuseppe Alessio Carbone, Elisabeth Prevete, Simone Montaldo, Elena De Rossi, Chiara Massullo, Lorenzo Tarsitani, Stefano Ferracuti, Massimo Pasquini, Massimo Biondi, Benedetto Farina, Francesco Saverio Bersani
Interactions between childhood trauma (CT) and dissociation can contribute to psychiatric disturbances. We explored this phenomenon in relation to behavioral addictions (BAs) in a sample ( n = 633) of young adults (age: 18-34 years). Self-report measures investigating CT, dissociation, and symptoms related to gambling disorder, internet gaming disorder, problematic social media use, exercise dependence and compulsive buying were used. Scales related to BAs were summarized into a single measure ("Total Behavioral Addiction Index" - TBAI) for inferential analyses...
February 22, 2023: Journal of Trauma & Dissociation