Prete, Francesco delSteward, TrevorNavas, Juan F.Fernández Aranda, FernandoJiménez-Murcia, SusanaOei, Tian P.S.Perales Losa, Carlos2020-12-232020-12-232017-03-012062-5871https://hdl.handle.net/2445/172915Background and aims: abnormal cognitions are among the most salient domain-specific features of gambling disorder. The aims of this study were: (a) to examine and validate a Spanish version of the Gambling-Related Cognitions Scale (GRCS; Raylu & Oei, 2004) and (b) to examine associations between cognitive distortion levels, impulsivity, and gambling behavior. Methods: this study first recruited a convenience sample of 500 adults who had gambled during the previous year. Participants were assessed using the Spanish version of GRCS (GRCS-S) questionnaire, the UPPS-P impulsivity questionnaire, measures of gambling behavior, and potentially relevant confounders. Robust confirmatory factor analysis methods on half the sample were used to select the best models from a hypothesis-driven set. The best solutions were validated on the other half, and the resulting factors were later correlated with impulsivity dimensions (in the whole n = 500 factor analysis sample) and clinically relevant gambling indices (in a separate convenience sample of 137 disordered and non-disordered gamblers; validity sample). Results: this study supports the original five-factor model, suggests an alternative four-factor solution, and confirms the psychometric soundness of the GRCS-S. Importantly, cognitive distortions consistently correlated with affect-or motivation-driven aspects of impulsivity (urgency and sensation seeking), but not with cognitive impulsivity (lack of premeditation and lack of perseverance). Discussion and conclusions: our findings suggest that the GRCS-S is a valid and reliable instrument to identify gambling cognitions in Spanish samples. Our results expand upon previous research signaling specific associations between gambling-related distortions and affect-driven impulsivity in line with models of motivated reasoning.13 p.application/pdfengcc-by-nc (c) Prete, Francesco del et al., 2017http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/esAfecte (Psicologia)CognicióJoc compulsiuConducta compulsivaAffect (Psychology)CognitionCompulsive gamblingCompulsive behaviorinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article6781302020-12-23info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess28118729