Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, USA.
J Gambl Stud. 2020 Dec;36(4):1361-1377. doi: 10.1007/s10899-019-09885-6.
Research from other addiction-related domains have reported identity-related constructs to be positively associated with substance use-related outcomes (e.g., frequency, quantity, and/or problems). Moreover, substance use identity has also been found to be predictive of unique variance in substance use-related outcomes. Given the similarities between substance use and behavioral addictions, it may also be the case that gambling identity is predictive of unique variance in negative gambling-related outcomes (e.g., frequency, expenditure, and gambling problem severity). The current study was conducted to examine whether gambling identity was predictive of negative gambling-related outcomes above and beyond the variance explained by other known risk factors of problem gambling (e.g., motives, social norms, and protective behavioral strategy [PBS] use). Moreover, gambling identity was examined as a moderator of the relationship between known risk factors of problem gambling and negative gambling-related outcomes. The current online study consisted of 270 U.S. participants who were predominantly male (90%), White (82%) and 33 years of age. The results from the negative binomial regression analyses indicated that gambling identity was predictive of unique variance in all of the negative gambling-related outcomes assessed. Moreover, gambling identity was found to moderate the relationship between motives, social norms, and PBS use in the prediction of negative gambling-related outcomes. Taken together, the results from the current study replicate and extend the extant body of gambling research and are used to highlight the importance of assessing gambling identity in future studies.
来自其他成瘾相关领域的研究报告称，与身份相关的结构与物质使用相关结果（例如，频率、数量和/或问题）呈正相关。此外，物质使用身份也被发现可以预测物质使用相关结果中的独特差异。鉴于物质使用和行为成瘾之间的相似性，赌博身份也可能预测负面赌博相关结果（例如，频率、支出和赌博问题严重程度）中的独特差异。本研究旨在检验赌博身份是否可以预测负面赌博相关结果，而不仅仅是可以预测已知赌博问题风险因素（例如，动机、社会规范和保护性行为策略 [PBS] 的使用）所解释的差异。此外，还检验了赌博身份是否可以调节已知赌博问题风险因素与负面赌博相关结果之间的关系。本在线研究包括 270 名美国参与者，他们主要是男性（90%），白人（82%），年龄为 33 岁。负二项回归分析的结果表明，赌博身份可以预测所有评估的负面赌博相关结果中的独特差异。此外，还发现赌博身份可以调节动机、社会规范和 PBS 使用在预测负面赌博相关结果方面的关系。综上所述，本研究的结果复制和扩展了现有的赌博研究，并强调了在未来研究中评估赌博身份的重要性。
