Giovanni Mansueto1, Francesca Martino2, Sara Palmieri3, Simona Scaini4, Giovanni Maria Ruggiero5, Sandra Sassaroli6, Gabriele Caselli7. 1. Maastricht University Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry & Psychology, School for Mental Health & Neuroscience, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Studi Cognitivi, Cognitive Psychotherapy School and Research Center, sedi di Milano, Genova, Italy; Department of Psychology, Sigmund Freud University, Milano, Italy. Electronic address: g.mansueto@studicognitivi.net. 2. School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, UK; Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e NeuroMotorie, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy. 3. Department of Psychology, Sigmund Freud University, Milano, Italy; School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, UK. 4. Department of Psychology, Sigmund Freud University, Milano, Italy. 5. Department of Psychology, Sigmund Freud University, Milano, Italy; Psicoterapia Cognitiva e Ricerca, Cognitive Psychotherapy School, Milano, Italy. 6. Studi Cognitivi, Cognitive Psychotherapy School and Research Center, sedi di Milano, Genova, Italy; Department of Psychology, Sigmund Freud University, Milano, Italy. 7. Studi Cognitivi, Cognitive Psychotherapy School and Research Center, sedi di Milano, Genova, Italy; Department of Psychology, Sigmund Freud University, Milano, Italy; School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, UK.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Desire Thinking (DT) is a voluntary cognitive process aimed at orienting to prefigure images, information, and memories about positive target-related experience. It comprises of two components: Imaginal Prefiguration and the Verbal Perseveration. DT has been found to be positively associated with alcohol use, gambling, nicotine use, and problematic Internet use. Despite this, neither qualitative nor quantitative reviews have been undertaken to critically summarize findings about the association between DT and addictive behaviours. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to evaluate the strength of the association between DT and addictive behaviours. METHOD: In accordance to PRISMA criteria, a research was conducted on PubMed and PsycInfo. A manual search of reference lists was also run. Search terms were: "addiction / gambling / alcohol / tobacco / nicotine / drug / cocaine / marijuana / cannabis / opioid / heroin / methadone / internet" AND "Desire Thinking". RESULTS: Ten studies were included. Both components of DT were found to be associated with addictive behaviours (alcohol use, nicotine use, gambling, problematic Internet use) in both clinical and community samples. The strength of the association between Verbal Perseveration and addictive behaviours appears to be stronger for alcohol and nicotine use than Internet use. The association between DT and addictive behaviours is not moderated by age. CONCLUSION: DT is present across different addictive behaviours. The assessment of DT and tailored interventions aimed to reduce the propensity to engage in DT should be considered in the treatment of addictive behaviours.
INTRODUCTION: Desire Thinking (DT) is a voluntary cognitive process aimed at orienting to prefigure images, information, and memories about positive target-related experience. It comprises of two components: Imaginal Prefiguration and the Verbal Perseveration. DT has been found to be positively associated with alcohol use, gambling, nicotine use, and problematic Internet use. Despite this, neither qualitative nor quantitative reviews have been undertaken to critically summarize findings about the association between DT and addictive behaviours. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to evaluate the strength of the association between DT and addictive behaviours. METHOD: In accordance to PRISMA criteria, a research was conducted on PubMed and PsycInfo. A manual search of reference lists was also run. Search terms were: "addiction / gambling / alcohol / tobacco / nicotine / drug / cocaine / marijuana / cannabis / opioid / heroin / methadone / internet" AND "Desire Thinking". RESULTS: Ten studies were included. Both components of DT were found to be associated with addictive behaviours (alcohol use, nicotine use, gambling, problematic Internet use) in both clinical and community samples. The strength of the association between Verbal Perseveration and addictive behaviours appears to be stronger for alcohol and nicotine use than Internet use. The association between DT and addictive behaviours is not moderated by age. CONCLUSION:DT is present across different addictive behaviours. The assessment of DT and tailored interventions aimed to reduce the propensity to engage in DT should be considered in the treatment of addictive behaviours.
Authors: Sara Palmieri; Giovanni Mansueto; Simona Scaini; Gabriele Caselli; Walter Sapuppo; Marcantonio M Spada; Sandra Sassaroli; Giovanni Maria Ruggiero Journal: J Clin Med Date: 2021-05-31 Impact factor: 4.241