Through snowball sampling, 302 adults aged 18–75 years were recruited. Therefore, the present study investigated the interplay between chronological age, temporal perspective, and gambling-related cognitions in affective decision-making while controlling for gambling severity. The few studies that have explored personality correlates of IGT performance suggest that underlying personality characteristics may impact performance on the IGT beyond aging.
However, findings are mixed, with some studies reporting impairments due to aging and others showing no age-related differences. Several studies have examined age differences in affective decision-making utilizing the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT).
