Economic mobility moderates the effect of relative deprivation on financial gambling motives and disordered gambling

Tabri, Nassim; Dupuis, Darcy R.; Kim, Hyoun S.; Wohl, Michael J. A.

doi:10.1080/14459795.2015.1046468

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“…According to previous research problem gambling cumulates in lower socio-economic groups, especially among those problem gamblers that have lower levels of income, education, or both (e.g., Cavion, Wong, & Zangeneh, 2008;Orford 2011;Orford, Wardle, Griffiths, Sproston, & Erens, 2010;Reith, 2003;Volberg, Abbott, Rönnberg, & Munck, 2001;Welte, Barnes, Wieczorek, Tidwell, & Parker, 2004). Poverty or relative personal deprivation can trigger gambling (Blalock, Just, & Simon, 2004;Callan, Ellard, Shead, & Hodgins, 2008;Schissel, 2001;Shaffer, Freed, & Healea, 2002;Tabri, Dupuis, Kim, & Wohl, 2015). According to the problem gamblers receiving welfare benefits prior to gambling problems in this study, gambling was indeed at least partly perceived as a way to win money to enhance their livelihood.…”

Section: Non-governmental and Controlling Financial Supportmentioning

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Financial recovery from problem gambling: problem gamblers’ experiences of social assistance and other financial support

Heiskanen¹

2017

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The objective of this article is to understand problem gamblers' experiences of recovery from financial difficulties caused by problem gambling. Specifically, financial social assistance from public services is considered. A sample of 17 interviews with Finnish self-identified, treatment-seeking problem gamblers from various financial positions was analyzed qualitatively using thematic content analysis. The analysis revealed four themes. The first theme examines how the financial concerns of problem gamblers were left unaddressed by treatment professionals. The second theme discusses the rationalizations behind not applying for or not receiving financial social assistance from public services. The reasons behind not applying for financial social assistance were related to financial stability and perceived pride derived from surviving independently (loss of pride when not being able to survive independently). Not receiving assistance despite applying for it was mostly because of their income having been assessed as adequate by the social services. Third theme examines receiving financial social assistance during, or after, problematic gambling. Participants living on welfare often spent their benefits on gambling in the hopes of an increased income. Recovering lower-income problem gamblers also received financial social assistance for living expenses or for treatment. Fourth, non-governmental and more controlling forms of financial support were (1) financial assistance within private safety nets, (2) support for over-indebtedness from an NGO, or (3) private person/ official authority taking control over problem gamblers' financial matters. The socioeconomic background factors are important to address when designing financial and other support for problem gamblers. The results of this study provide useful information for future survey studies of the topic.Keywords: financial recovery, financial social assistance, Finland, gambling, problem gambling, welfare RésuméDans cet article, on cherche à comprendre le vécu des joueurs pathologiques qui ont dû surmonter des problèmes d'argent en raison du jeu compulsif. Plus particulièrement,

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Section: Non-governmental and Controlling Financial Supportmentioning

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Financial recovery from problem gambling: problem gamblers’ experiences of social assistance and other financial support

Heiskanen¹

2017

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“…Applied to the context of gambling, some players with perfectionistic tendencies may develop gambling problems when financial success-a societal ideal, especially in Western societies (e.g., Grouzet et al, 2005)-becomes a primary goal of play, as gambling for financial gain is a known risk factor for disordered gambling (see Lister, Nower, & Wohl, 2016;Tabri, Dupuis, Kim, & Wohl, 2015). Other players with perfectionistic tendencies may develop gambling problems when they gamble as a means to cope with stress in their lives-another well-established risk factor for disordered gambling (for a review, see Milosevic & Ledgerwood, 2010).…”

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Perfectionism Predicts Disordered Gambling Via Financially Focused Self-Concept

Tabri

Werner

Milyavskaya

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Perfectionism has been implicated in several psychiatric disorders, including eating disorders, anxiety disorders, and depression. In the current research, we extended the analysis of perfectionism to understand disordered gambling. Unlike other life domains in which people with perfectionistic tendencies can objectively control outcomes (e.g., dieting to control one's body shape or weight in eating disorders), perfectionism in the gambling context is unique because there is little to no objective control over gambling outcomes (i.e., winning money). We hypothesized that gamblers with perfectionistic tendencies may set themselves a high standard within the financial success domain, which would manifest in more severe disordered gambling symptoms. We also hypothesized that having a self-concept that is focused on financial success would mediate the relation between perfectionistic tendencies and disordered gambling severity. To test this mediation model, we asked a community sample of gamblers (n = 258) to complete measures that assessed perfectionistic tendencies, financially focused self-concept, and disordered gambling severity. In line with expectations, there was a moderate positive relation between perfectionistic tendencies and disordered gambling severity, which was further mediated by financially focused self-concept. These findings suggest that perfectionistic tendencies among gamblers are associated with disordered gambling because such tendencies result in a self-concept that is focused on financial success. The findings also suggest that targeting gamblers' perfectionistic tendencies in prevention and treatment interventions may be instrumental in alleviating their financial focus, which would help curtail the development and maintenance of disordered gambling.Keywords: perfectionism, self-concept, disordered gambling, money RésuméOn a établi que le perfectionnisme entrait en ligne de compte dans plusieurs troubles psychiatriques, entre autres les troubles de l'alimentation, les troubles anxieux et la

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“…Another possibility is that stress might play a bigger role in the aetiology of pathological gambling rather than more general gambling. A third possibility is that the association between personal relative deprivation and general gambling is moderated by perceptions of economic mobility derived from gambling (vs. more conventional means; e.g., Tabri et al, ). Those who feel relatively deprived may seek high‐risk options (like gambling) to fulfil their economic needs when acceptable low‐risk options are unavailable (consistent with risk‐sensitivity theory; e.g., Mishra et al, , ).…”

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“…Further research is also necessary to examine the boundary conditions (and potential moderators) of the deprivation-stress-gambling relationship. Multiple individual differences may be relevant, including general risk-propensity (Mishra et al, 2010), materialism (Fang & Mowen, 2009), perceived economic mobility (Tabri et al, 2015), and financial self-concept (Tabri et al, 2017), among others.…”

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“…As noted earlier, gambling is a key mental health outcome, with substantial associated comorbidity with other mental and physical maladies. A growing literature has linked personal relative deprivation specifically with elevated general gambling behaviour and gambling urges (Callan, Ellard, Shead, & Hodgins, ; Callan, Shead, & Olson, ; Callan, Shead, & Olson, ; Haisley, Mostafa, & Loewenstein, ), as well as disordered or problem gambling tendencies (Mishra & Carleton, ; Mishra & Novakowski, ; Tabri, Dupuis, Kim, & Wohl, ). Callan et al (), for example, demonstrated that personal relative deprivation was associated with both problem gambling tendencies and general gambling urges above and beyond relevant control variables.…”

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Does stress mediate the association between personal relative deprivation and gambling?

Mishra

Meadows

2017

Stress and Health

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Evidence has linked subjective feelings of personal relative deprivation with general gambling involvement and problem gambling tendencies. In turn, problem gambling tendencies have been linked with a wide array of damaging physical and mental health consequences. It has been theorized that the deleterious effects of perceived inequality on mental and physical health operate at the individual level through the experience of personal relative deprivation leading to psychosocial stress. We empirically examined whether the experience of perceived stress contributes to explaining the deprivation-gambling link using cross-sectional, self-reported survey data collected from a crowdsourced population of adults (n = 565). Results indicate that personal relative deprivation is associated with problem gambling tendencies (but not general gambling involvement) and that this association is mediated by perceived stress. These associations were particularly strong among participants who reported non-zero levels of problem gambling tendencies. Together, our results further emphasize the importance of individual-level social comparison reactions in the context of health.

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Economic mobility moderates the effect of relative deprivation on financial gambling motives and disordered gambling

Cited by 48 publications

References 40 publications

Financial recovery from problem gambling: problem gamblers’ experiences of social assistance and other financial support

Financial recovery from problem gambling: problem gamblers’ experiences of social assistance and other financial support

Perfectionism Predicts Disordered Gambling Via Financially Focused Self-Concept

Does stress mediate the association between personal relative deprivation and gambling?

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