The Conceptualization and Diagnosis of Disordered Gambling

Richard, David C. S.; Humphrey, Julia

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“…PG is generally characterized by "difficulties in limiting money and/or time spent on gambling which leads to adverse consequences for the gambler, others, or for the community" (Neal, Neil, 2005, p. 125). Gamblers higher in PG severity tend to be more preoccupied with gambling and are less able to control their gambling behavior (Hodgins, Stea, & Grant, 2011;Richard & Humphrey, 2014). PRD may more strongly affect urges to gamble among people higher in PG severity because they have a greater tendency to experience negative affect (e.g., PRD) and to act rashly when experiencing negative affect compared to non-problem gamblers (for a recent meta-analysis, see MacLaren, Fugelsang, Harrigan, & Dixon, 2011).…”

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The relation between personal relative deprivation and the urge to gamble among gamblers is moderated by problem gambling severity: A meta-analysis

Callan¹,

Shead²,

Olson³

2015

Addictive Behaviors

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Number of pages (excluding abstract and references): 8 Number of tables: 1 Number of figures: 1 Number of words (excluding abstract and references): 2,288Address correspondence to Mitchell J. Callan, Department of Psychology, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, United Kingdom, CO4 3SQ (mcallan@essex.ac.uk), +44 (0)1206 873817 AbstractOne psychosocial factor that has been identified to motivate gambling is personal relative deprivation (PRD), which refers to resentment stemming from the belief that one is deprived of a desired and deserved outcome compared to some referent. Although several lines of evidence point to a positive association between PRD and the urge to gamble, the factors that might moderate this relation have yet to be investigated. Through a quantitative research synthesis, we sought to test (a) the overall relation between PRD and gambling urges among people reporting recent gambling experience, and (b) whether this relation is moderated by problem gambling severity. Meta-analysis revealed that, overall, higher self-reported PRD was associated with stronger urges to gamble (r = .26). A meta-regression revealed that, across studies, the strength of this relation depended on problem gambling severity, such that the relation between PRD and gambling urges was stronger among samples higher in average problem gambling severity. This pattern was corroborated by an analysis of the aggregated individual participant data (N = 857), such that PRD predicted gambling urges only among participants higher in problem gambling severity. The potential practical implications and limitations of these results are discussed.

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