Beliefs in free will and determinism: associations with social cognition and gambling behavior

IF 1.9 3区医学 Q2 SOCIAL ISSUES

Addiction Research & Theory Pub Date : 2022-04-13 DOI:10.1080/16066359.2022.2062330

Tom St Quinton, B. Morris, A. W. Crescioni

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Abstract

Abstract Beliefs about free will and determinism have been shown to associate with and influence behavior. The present study examined the relationship between these beliefs, key social cognitive constructs, and gambling behavior. A cross-sectional design was used with assessments taken of participants’ (N = 316) past gambling behavior; beliefs in free will and determinism; and attitude, perceived behavioral control, and intention toward gambling. Four weeks after survey completion, participants (N = 218) reported their gambling behavior. A MANOVA examined differences between gambling frequency and constructs. Bivariate correlations and regressions were undertaken to understand the relationships between constructs and gambling behavior. Results showed frequent gamblers had significantly greater positive attitudes and intentions toward gambling compared to infrequent gamblers. Infrequent gamblers also had significantly stronger perceived behavioral control and beliefs in free will than frequent gamblers. Free will significantly predicted attitude and perceived behavioral control, and explained additional variance in intention above attitude and perceived behavioral control. There was no effect for determinism. Finally, gambling behavior was explained by intention and perceived behavioral control, but not beliefs in free will and determinism. The study provides evidence for the association between free will beliefs, key social cognitive constructs, and gambling behavior. Future research should confirm the causal role of these relations.

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自由意志和决定论的信仰:与社会认知和赌博行为的关联

关于自由意志和决定论的信念已被证明与行为有关并影响行为。本研究考察了这些信念、关键社会认知结构和赌博行为之间的关系。采用横断面设计对参与者(N = 316)过去的赌博行为进行评估;对自由意志和决定论的信仰;态度，感知行为控制，以及赌博倾向。调查结束四周后，参与者(N = 218)报告了他们的赌博行为。方差分析检验了赌博频率和结构之间的差异。采用双变量相关和回归来理解构念和赌博行为之间的关系。结果显示，与不经常赌博的人相比，经常赌博的人对赌博有更积极的态度和意图。不经常赌博的人也明显比经常赌博的人有更强的行为控制和自由意志信念。自由意志对态度和感知行为控制有显著的预测作用，并解释了意向对态度和感知行为控制的附加方差。对决定论没有影响。最后，赌博行为可以用意图和感知行为控制来解释，而不能用自由意志和决定论来解释。这项研究为自由意志信念、关键的社会认知结构和赌博行为之间的联系提供了证据。未来的研究应该证实这些关系的因果作用。

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Addiction Research & Theory Multiple-

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5.40

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6.90%

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期刊介绍： Since being founded in 1993, Addiction Research and Theory has been the leading outlet for research and theoretical contributions that view addictive behaviour as arising from psychological processes within the individual and the social context in which the behaviour takes place as much as from the biological effects of the psychoactive substance or activity involved. This cross-disciplinary journal examines addictive behaviours from a variety of perspectives and methods of inquiry. Disciplines represented in the journal include Anthropology, Economics, Epidemiology, Medicine, Sociology, Psychology and History, but high quality contributions from other relevant areas will also be considered.