How Psychological Symptoms Relate to Different Motivations for Gambling: An Online Study of Internet Gamblers

Lloyd, John William; Doll, Helen; Hawton, Keith; Dutton, William H.; Geddes, John; Goodwin, Guy M.; Rogers, Robert D.

doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.03.038

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“…Data from Canada (Holtgraves, 2009) indicate that problem gamblers (defined using Problem Gambling Severity Index scores of eight or more; Ferris & Wynne, 2001a) play a greater number of different games at once than do at-risk gamblers and non-problem gamblers -in fact, gambling severity and the number of games played appear to be linearly related. A similar finding was provided by Lloyd et al (2010), who clustered self-identified Internet gamblers according to their behaviour profiles (i.e. the kinds of gambling activity they were engaged in).…”

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confidence: 70%

Problem Gambling

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Problem Gambling

2014

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“…Several studies found that online gamblers are more likely than non-Internet gamblers to develop gambling-related problems (Cotte and Latour 2009;Griffiths et al 2009;Ladd and Petry 2002;Potenza et al 2011). Furthermore, Internet gamblers with problematic gambling reported stronger gambling motivations to regulate mood, obtain money, and derive enjoyment compared with those who did not report problematic gambling (Lloyd et al 2010). It follows that some online gamblers are at a high risk for developing gambling problems (Cotte and Latour 2009).…”

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Internet Poker Websites and Pathological Gambling Prevention Policy

Khazaal¹,

Chatton²,

Bouvard

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J Gambl Stud

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Despite the widespread increase in online poker playing and the risk related to excessive poker playing, research on online poker websites is still lacking with regard to pathological gambling prevention strategies offered by the websites. The aim of the present study was to assess the pathological gambling-related prevention strategies of online poker websites. Two keywords (''poker'' and ''poker help'') were entered into two popular World Wide Web search engines. The first 20 links related to French and English online poker websites were assessed. Seventy-four websites were assessed with a standardized tool designed to rate sites on the basis of accountability, interactivity, prevention strategies, marketing, and messages related to poker strategies. Prevention strategies appeared to be lacking. Whereas a substantial proportion of the websites offered incitation to gambling such as betting ''tips,'' few sites offered strategies to prevent or address problem gambling. Furthermore, strategies related to poker, such as probability estimation, were mostly reported without acknowledging their limitations. Results of this study suggest that more adequate prevention strategies for risky gambling should be developed for online poker.

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“…Other quantitative approaches have revealed similar results (Gupta and Derevensky 1998;Lloyd et al 2010;Williams et al 2012). One study examined 4125 Internet gamblers and found that those who reported lower mood gambled not to increase enjoyment but to regulate emotional states (Lloyd et al 2010).…”

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“…One study examined 4125 Internet gamblers and found that those who reported lower mood gambled not to increase enjoyment but to regulate emotional states (Lloyd et al 2010). Another study conducted by Gupta and Derevensky (1998) showed that adolescent and high school gamblers who were classified as problem or pathological gamblers reported more emotion focused coping strategies, such as dissociation and gambling to escape compared to non-problem gamblers.…”

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Depressive Symptoms and Gambling Behavior: Mediating Role of Coping Motivation and Gambling Refusal Self-Efficacy

2015

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Understanding the variables that contribute to the comorbidity of depression and gambling behaviors is important in developing effective intervention strategies for those who experience gambling-related problems. The purpose of this study was to implement core concepts from Jacob's general theory of addiction and the social cognitive theory in a multiple mediation model. Specifically, we tested two models to examine whether coping motivation and refusal self-efficacy mediated the relationship between depressive symptoms, gambling related problems, and days gambled. Data was collected from 333 undergraduate students at a large public Midwest university, participating in a larger clinical trial. Analyses indicated a direct effect between depressive symptoms and gambling related problems. Depressive symptoms were found to have a significant indirect effect through coping motivation and gambling refusal self-efficacy on gambling related problems and days gambled. These results provide further support regarding the mechanisms through which depressive symptoms may increase risk for problematic gambling behavior.

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How Psychological Symptoms Relate to Different Motivations for Gambling: An Online Study of Internet Gamblers

Cited by 96 publications

References 55 publications

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Internet Poker Websites and Pathological Gambling Prevention Policy

Depressive Symptoms and Gambling Behavior: Mediating Role of Coping Motivation and Gambling Refusal Self-Efficacy

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