The relationship between working memory and gaming and gambling disorders

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Author(s): Ngetich, Ronald ; Burleigh, Tyrone L. ; Czakó, Andrea ; Vékony, Teodóra ; Németh, Dezso ; Demetrovics, Zsolt

Journal: Comprehensive Psychiatry

Year Published: 2023

Date Added: October 30, 2023

This article is a review of the association between working memory and gaming and gambling disorders. The article highlights that working memory may be a predictor of gambling and gaming disorders. The results show decreased working memory capacity in people with gaming disorder. People with gambling disorder may also show decreased working memory capacity.

Citation: Ngetich, R., Burleigh, T. L., Czakó, A., Vékony, T., Németh, D., & Demetrovics, Z. (2023). Working memory performance in disordered gambling and gaming: A systematic review. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 126, 152408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152408

Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152408

Keywords: gambling disorder ; gaming disorder ; memory

Conceptual Framework Factors: Psychological - Personality and Temperament ; Psychological Factors ; Psychological - Judgement and Decision Making ; Biological Factors ; Biological - Neurobiology

Study Design: Systematic Review

Study Funding:

This study was funded by the Hungarian National Research Development, and Innovation Office; by an ANR grant awarded within the framework of the Inserm CPJ; and by the National Brain Research Program of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.