Department of Psychology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Psychol Addict Behav. 2013 Mar;27(1):268-73. doi: 10.1037/a0029882. Epub 2012 Sep 17.
A failure to set and adhere to monetary limits has been implicated in the development of problematic gambling. A randomized controlled experiment (N = 59) with 2 conditions (i.e., monetary limit pop-up reminder vs. no monetary limit pop-up reminder) was conducted to assess the value of monetary limit pop-up messages in increasing adherence to self-proclaimed monetary limits. The current research also examined dissociation as a potential mechanism by which gambling symptomatology may undermine adherence to monetary limits. Results revealed that participants who received a monetary limit pop-up reminder were significantly more likely to adhere to monetary limits than participants who did not. As predicted, dissociation mediated the relationship between gambling symptomatology and adherence to monetary limits, but only among those who did not receive a monetary limit pop-up reminder. Importantly, the forced stop in play created by the pop-up message did not heighten craving to continue gambling. The efficacy of monetary limit pop-up messages as a tool to facilitate responsible gambling is discussed.
未能设定和遵守货币限制与出现问题性赌博行为有关。本研究采用随机对照实验（N=59），设置了两种条件（即弹出式货币限制提醒与无弹出式货币限制提醒），旨在评估弹出式货币限制提醒信息在增加对自我宣称的货币限制的遵守程度方面的价值。本研究还考察了分离作为一种潜在机制，通过该机制，赌博症状可能会破坏对货币限制的遵守。结果表明，与未收到货币限制弹出提醒的参与者相比，收到货币限制弹出提醒的参与者更有可能遵守货币限制。正如预测的那样，分离在赌博症状与遵守货币限制之间的关系中起中介作用，但仅在未收到货币限制弹出提醒的参与者中起作用。重要的是，弹出消息强制停止游戏并没有增加继续赌博的欲望。讨论了弹出式货币限制提醒作为促进负责任赌博的工具的功效。
