Why do they gamble and what does it mean? Latent class analysis of gambling motives among young male gamblers

IF 16.4 1区 化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Paweł Ślęczka, B. Braun-Michl, L. Schwarzkopf, M. Spörrle, L. Kraus
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Abstract Background Motives to gamble are important in the functional analysis of problematic gambling. This study examines the possibility of classifying young male gamblers based on their motives to gamble and compares the identified groups to validate the obtained classification. Method Based on a screening survey among 2,681 young men from Bavaria, n=170 frequent or problem gamblers (Mage = 22.3 years, SD = 2.5) were recruited to participate in a survey with a 2-year follow-up. Latent class analyses (LCA) were conducted based on baseline answers to 10 items measuring five domains of gambling motives: enhancement, coping, self-gratification, and social and financial motives. The identified classes were compared regarding baseline gambling attitudes and impulsiveness as well as gambling behavior and gambling disorder (GD) criteria at baseline and follow-up. Results Analyses revealed a four-class solution based on reported motives: ‘primarily fun-motivated gamblers’ (n=100, 58.8%), who gambled mostly for fun; ‘asset and self-gratification seekers’ (n=19, 11.2%) with a high risk of GD at baseline; ‘thrill seekers’ (n=42, 24.7%) with high impulsiveness; and ‘polymotivated coping gamblers’ (n=9, 5.3%) with a higher risk of GD than the ‘primarily fun-motivated gamblers’ in cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. Conclusions The identified group differences support the validity of the classification. ‘Thrill seekers’ and ‘polymotivated coping gamblers’ correspond to the impulsive and emotionally vulnerable pathways described by Blaszczynski and Nower (2002) respectively. The two other groups appear to be subtypes of the behaviorally conditioned type. Motivation-based classification offers a promising approach to identifying individuals with an elevated risk of GD.
他们为什么赌博?赌博意味着什么?年轻男性赌徒赌博动机的潜在阶层分析
摘要背景赌博动机是问题赌博功能分析的重要内容。本研究探讨了基于赌博动机对年轻男性赌徒进行分类的可能性,并比较了已识别的群体以验证所获得的分类。方法通过对来自巴伐利亚州的2681名年轻男性进行筛选调查,n=170名赌徒(年龄22.3岁,SD = 2.5)参与了为期2年的随访调查。潜在类别分析(LCA)是根据10个项目的基线答案进行的,测量赌博动机的五个领域:增强、应对、自我满足、社会和经济动机。在基线和随访时,对确定的类别进行了基线赌博态度和冲动以及赌博行为和赌博障碍(GD)标准的比较。结果分析揭示了基于报告动机的四类解决方案:“主要是出于娱乐动机的赌徒”(n=100, 58.8%),他们赌博主要是为了娱乐;“资产和自我满足寻求者”(n=19, 11.2%)在基线时GD风险较高;“寻求刺激者”(n=42, 24.7%)冲动程度高;在横断面和纵向分析中,“多动机应对赌徒”(n=9, 5.3%)比“主要出于娱乐动机的赌徒”有更高的GD风险。结论鉴别出的群体差异支持分类的有效性。“寻求刺激者”和“多动机应对赌徒”分别对应于Blaszczynski和Nower(2002)所描述的冲动和情感脆弱途径。另外两组似乎是行为条件型的亚型。基于动机的分类提供了一种有希望的方法来识别GD风险升高的个体。
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Accounts of Chemical Research
Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合
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31.40
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1.10%
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312
审稿时长
2 months
期刊介绍: Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.
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