The At-Risk On-line Gambler: A Global Issue With Local Implications

Henderson, Kenneth; Lyons, Barbara

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-11885-7_37

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“…An interaction has also been found between higher levels of perceived personal relative deprivation (PRD) and lower levels of upward mobility (UM) that magnifies this effect for some gamblers [ 4 , 5 ]. It is possible, based upon the increasing convergence of gaming and gambling, that some gamers might follow a similar trajectory through high PRD and low UM towards gaming-related problems with financial motives for modern video games [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ]. Therefore, the primary objective of this research was to explore the mediating role of financial gaming motives in the associations between PRD and symptoms of Internet gaming disorder (IGD; American Psychiatric Association [APA, [ 11 ]]), in addition to investigating the moderating effect of UM on the PRD-financial-motives pathway.…”

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Do Gamers Play for Money? A Moderated Mediation of Gaming Motives, Relative Deprivation, and Upward Mobility

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Wong-Padoongpatt

2022

IJERPH

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Past research indicates strong monetary motives for gambling often elevate an individual’s risk of experiencing symptoms of gambling disorder, with personal relative deprivation (PRD) and upward mobility (UM) identified as key factors in this relationship. Nevertheless, few studies have examined how financial motives, PRD, and UM might interact for people playing modern video games—many of which offer financial incentives to encourage participation. Due to the overlap between gambling and (video) gaming, evidence suggests disordered gambling and disordered gaming might also share similarities. Therefore, the present study explored whether PRD influences associations between playing video games for financial motives, symptoms of Internet gaming disorder (IGD), and UM in two samples: 797 college students (Study 1) and 179 adult gamers over 25 years old (Study 2). Results from Study 1 revealed more PRD predicted more IGD symptoms, with higher financial gaming motives mediating the relationship. In Study 2, PRD also predicted IGD severity, but only coping motives appeared to mediate the positive association between PRD and IGD severity. In both samples, perceived UM inversely moderated the effect of PRD on one’s financial or coping gaming motives. These findings suggest financial motives for video games might lead to more problematic forms of participation for younger adults and negative perceptions of PRD and UM might interact, similar to gambling, to elevate a gamer’s vulnerability for IGD.

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Do Gamers Play for Money? A Moderated Mediation of Gaming Motives, Relative Deprivation, and Upward Mobility

King

Wong-Padoongpatt

2022

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“…Central to the act of gambling is an element of chance where a person risks the loss of something valuable in the hope of making a profit (Henderson 2000). Recreational gambling has been described as a harmless recreational pastime conducted by responsible consumers that does not affect their family or business life, or lead them into financial difficulties.…”

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“…Such behaviours are believed to systematically distort and undermine the personality of the individual in general (Joshi 2000). In addition, it is estimated that a person living within eighty kilometres from a casino is seven times more likely to become a compulsive gambler (Henderson 2000).…”

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Socio-demographic aspects and characteristics of gambling and betting among Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kulanic

Draganović

2020

Bosnian Studies

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In the last few years, gambling and betting opportunities have been increasing in Bosnia and Herzegovina, leading to an increase in pathological gambling. Pathological gambling is considered by experts to be an instinct control disorder, i.e. the inability to refrain from an instinct that at the same time causes pleasure to a person, but is also dangerous for them and the people around them as it seriously disrupts not only the physical, emotional, mental and material state of the individual, but affects their families and friends also. In order to examine the most common forms of gambling and betting as well as socio-demographic aspects and their characteristics among Bosniaks in BiH, in the period April-May 2019, on a sample of N = 1520 respondents, a survey was conducted in 62 municipalities in BiH. Respondents ranged from 18-77 years old, of whom 568 were women and 927 were men. While defining the sample for the purposes of this research, a two-stage stratification was performed, namely: stratification at the administrative level of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the type of settlement, respecting the principle of proportional representation of municipalities within entity/cantons. Data was collected via a structured face-to-face interviews with closed questions to which handwritten answers were given. The data collection was done through the Network of Youth and Directorate for Religious Affairs of the Riyasat of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The results suggest persisting differences in the perception of the most common forms of gambling and betting, where bingo, disposable lottery tickets/scrapers, lotto and sports betting are perceived to be the most common. The most widespread types of gambling are influenced by the socio-demographic variables such as gender, place of residence, level of education, age and monthly household income.

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