Dias S E, Merkouris S S, Rodda S N, Dowling N A
School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia.
School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia; School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
Addict Behav. 2025 Mar;162:108235. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108235. Epub 2024 Dec 18.
Relationships between gambling motives and problem gambling have been identified in previous research. There is, however, evidence of moderate-to-high heterogeneity in these associations, suggesting that further research is required to elucidate which gamblers are more susceptible to the influence of different types of motives. This study aims to (1) explore the relationship between gambling motives (Gambling Motives Questionnaire-Financial coping, enhancement, social, financial) and problem gambling (Problem Gambling Severity Index); and (2) investigate the degree to which psychological variables implicated by the pathways model (positive reinforcement high-risk situations, negative reinforcement high-risk situations, psychological distress, emotional dysregulation, distress intolerance and impulsivity) moderate these relationships.
A convenience sample of 342 past-month gamblers (M = 29.09, SD = 10.39), who were mostly classified with low-risk, moderate-risk or problem gambling (90.14 %), completed an online survey including an assessment of gambling motives, problem gambling, and these psychological variables.
All gambling motives positively predicted problem gambling (OR = 1.18-1.59, p < 0.001). In the moderation analyses, significant interaction effects were found between coping motives and lack of clarity (emotional clarity) (OR = 1.05, p = 0.024), all motives and distress tolerance (OR = 0.95-0.96, p=< 0.001-0.006), and enhancement motives and positive urgency (OR = 1.03, p = 0.020).
This is the first known study to use psychological variables explicated by the pathways model to moderate the relationship between gambling motives and problem gambling, with a view to explaining some of the heterogeneity in these relationships. The identification of significant interactions has clinical implications for the development of targeted prevention and intervention programs.
赌博动机与问题赌博之间的关系已在先前研究中得到确认。然而，有证据表明这些关联存在中度到高度的异质性，这表明需要进一步研究以阐明哪些赌徒更容易受到不同类型动机的影响。本研究旨在：（1）探究赌博动机（赌博动机问卷 - 财务应对、增强、社交、财务）与问题赌博（问题赌博严重程度指数）之间的关系；（2）调查路径模型所涉及的心理变量（积极强化高风险情境、消极强化高风险情境、心理困扰、情绪失调、痛苦不耐受和冲动性）对这些关系的调节程度。
对342名过去一个月内有赌博行为的人（M = 29.09，标准差 = 10.39）进行便利抽样，这些人大多被归类为低风险、中度风险或问题赌博者（90.14%），他们完成了一项在线调查，包括对赌博动机、问题赌博以及这些心理变量的评估。
所有赌博动机均对问题赌博有正向预测作用（OR = 1.18 - 1.59，p < 0.001）。在调节分析中，发现应对动机与缺乏清晰度（情绪清晰度）之间存在显著的交互作用（OR = 1.05，p = 0.024），所有动机与痛苦耐受性之间存在显著交互作用（OR = 0.95 - 0.96，p =< 0.001 - 0.006），以及增强动机与积极紧迫性之间存在显著交互作用（OR = 1.03，p = 0.020）。
这是第一项已知的研究，使用路径模型所阐述的心理变量来调节赌博动机与问题赌博之间的关系，以期解释这些关系中的一些异质性。显著交互作用的识别对制定有针对性的预防和干预计划具有临床意义。
