Lottery play and problem gambling

Abstract

This study sought to determine if lottery play along with other possible causes engenders problem gambling. Problem gambling was defined as a progression and measured by three scales: Gambling behavior, loss of control over gambling and gambling consequences. Possible causes of problem gambling included lottery play, personality traits, exposure to gambling, leisure pursuits, marital status, residence, and other background characteristics of respondents. Respondents are a stratified random sample of adult residents of Iowa contacted by telephone in May-June, 1989. It was found that lottery play is a predictor of gambling behavior, as well as loss of control and gambling consequences when previous stages of problem gambling were deleted from the analysis as predictor variables. Other predictors of the latter stages of problem gambling include its earlier stages, as well as personality traits and various background characteristics of respondents. The relevance of the findings for theory and future research on gambling are discussed.

The Prediction of Gambling Behavior and Problem Gambling From Attitudes and Perceived Norms

“…Nine percent of these young people were classified by the authors as problem gamblers. Hraba, Mok, and Huff's (1990) stratified random telephone sample of 2000 Iowa residents suggested that while gambling behaviour was relatively common, the relationship of such behaviour to perceived loss of control or the experience of negative consequences was quite moderate, indicating that gambling need not be associated with undesirable outcomes or feelings.…”

Consumer behaviour in the scratch card market: a double-hurdle approach

“…Welte, Barnes, Tidwell, and Hoffman (2011) find evidence of this trend. Hraba et al (1990) uncover a negative correlation between age and gambling, while Humphreys, Lee, and Soebbing (2010) report a positive impact of age on gambling expenditures. As per Feeney and Maki (1997), individuals over 70 years of age are almost three times as likely to be non-gamblers compared to those between the ages of 18 and 34.…”

“…Men tend to seek excitement and financial gain when they gamble, while women do so to escape boredom and loneliness (Trevorrow & Moore, 1998). Hraba et al (1990) and Humphreys et al (2010) both report a positive effect of being male on gambling expenditure. The effect of residential area on gambling participation is less obvious.…”

“…A few studies have also analysed the effects of psychological factors such as personality traits. 5 For instance, Hraba, Mok, and Huff (1990) study the effect of personality traits by using self-centred, competitive, big-spender and impulsive scales. These traits are found to have a positive correlation with gambling.…”

“…It includes personality dimensions such as openness-to-experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. The model contains most of the above-mentioned personality traits as employed by Carver and McCarty (2013) and Hraba et al (1990). The OCEAN model embodies personality at the most abstract level and summarizes a great number of distinct personality features (John & Srivastava, 1999).…”