1School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
2College of Education, Psychology, & Social Work, Flinders University, Bedford Park, Australia.
J Behav Addict. 2020 Jun 6;9(2):363-370. doi: 10.1556/2006.2020.00041. Print 2020 Jun.
Engagement in responsible or 'positive play' strategies is known to be negatively associated with problem gambling, as indexed by measures such as the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI). Less is known about whether positive play is associated with reduced harm or a greater ability to enjoy the recreational benefits of gambling.
This study investigated the relationship between positive play and gambling harm after controlling for PGSI scores and whether positive play moderated the relationship between PGSI scores and harm. It also examined whether positive play was related to perceived benefits associated with gambling.
The study utilised an online panel sample of 554 respondents who completed a survey that included the PGSI, measures of gambling harm drawn from Browne et al. (2016), and the newly developed Positive Play Scale (Wood et al., 2019). The study involved predominantly monthly gamblers with higher levels of gambling risk: 23% problem gamblers; 36% moderate risk; and 21% low risk gamblers.
The results indicated that positive play was negatively associated with reduced gambling harm. The behavioural Positive Play subscales relating to pre-commitment and honesty and control explained additional variation in harm after controlling for PGSI scores. Higher levels of positive play also moderated and reduced the relationship between the PGSI and gambling harm. Perceived benefits were, unexpectedly, found to be higher in problem gamblers and negatively related to positive play.
Behavioural measures of positive play appear to be useful moderating factors in understanding the relationship between problem gambling and harm. Higher-risk gamblers appear to experience both greater costs as well as benefits from gambling, which likely reflects a stronger personal need to engage in the activity.
参与负责任或“积极游戏”策略与赌博问题呈负相关，这可以通过问题赌博严重程度指数（PGSI）等指标来衡量。然而，关于积极游戏是否与减少伤害或更大程度地享受赌博的娱乐益处有关，人们知之甚少。
本研究在控制 PGSI 评分的情况下，调查了积极游戏与赌博伤害之间的关系，以及积极游戏是否调节了 PGSI 评分与伤害之间的关系。它还检查了积极游戏是否与与赌博相关的感知益处有关。
该研究使用了一个在线小组样本，共有 554 名受访者完成了一项调查，其中包括 PGSI、Browne 等人（2016）提出的赌博伤害衡量标准，以及新开发的积极游戏量表（Wood 等人，2019 年）。该研究主要涉及每月赌博者，他们的赌博风险较高：23%的问题赌徒；36%中度风险；21%低风险赌徒。
结果表明，积极游戏与减少赌博伤害呈负相关。在控制 PGSI 评分后，与预先承诺、诚实和控制有关的行为积极游戏子量表解释了伤害的额外变化。更高水平的积极游戏也调节并降低了 PGSI 与赌博伤害之间的关系。出乎意料的是，感知益处被发现存在于问题赌徒中，并且与积极游戏呈负相关。
积极游戏的行为衡量似乎是理解问题赌博与伤害之间关系的有用调节因素。高风险赌徒似乎从赌博中既经历了更大的成本，也经历了更大的好处，这可能反映了他们个人更强烈地需要参与这项活动。
