Impulsiveness, locus of control, motivation and problem gambling
Impulsiveness, locus of control, motivation and problem gambling
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10.1007/s10899-004-4578-7
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发表时间：
2004-12-01
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2.4
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Clarke, D
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作者：
Clarke, D
调查问卷由人口统计项目、赌博行为问题、南橡树赌博筛查 (SOGS)、抑郁量表、艾森克冲动问卷、利文森内在性、权力他人和控制源机会量表以及赌博动机量表组成，由 147 名为金钱赌博的新西兰大学生（中位年龄 24 岁）组成的非随机样本完成。大约 17% 的样本被归类为问题赌徒，其余为非问题赌徒。多变量方差分析显示，问题赌徒与非问题赌徒在赌博频率、活动次数、父母赌博、抑郁、冲动和动机方面存在显着差异，但在控制源方面没有显着差异。无动机（冷漠）和刺激动机与强大的他人和机会控制点相关，以及用强大的他人控制点给他人留下深刻印象的动机。层次回归分析显示：（1）除了赌博频率、活动数量和父母赌博之外，动机解释了 SOGS 分数的很大一部分方差，其中冲动占较小比例；（2）问题赌博的预测因素包括冲动、缺乏动机以及取得成就和释放紧张的动机。结论是，在解释赌博问题时，赌博动机是比控制源更有用的结构。对未来的研究提出了建议，并根据问题赌徒群体的治疗计划讨论了赌博动机的各个方面。
A questionnaire consisting of demographic items, questions about gambling behavior, the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS), a depression inventory, the Eysenck Impulsiveness Questionnaire, Levenson's Internality, Powerful Others and Chance Scales of locus of control and the Gambling Motivation Scale, was completed by a non-random sample of 147 New Zealand university students who gambled for money, median age 24 years. Approximately 17% of the sample was classified as problem gamblers, the rest as non-problem gamblers. Multivariate analysis of variance showed that there were significant differences between problem and non-problem gamblers on gambling frequency, number of activities, parents' gambling, depression, impulsiveness and motivation, but not on locus of control. Amotivation (apathy) and motivation towards stimulation correlated with powerful others and chance locus of control, and motivation to impress others with powerful others locus of control. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that: (1) beyond gambling frequency, number of activities and parents' gambling, motivation explained a substantial proportion of variance in SOGS scores, with impulsiveness accounting for a lesser amount, and (2) predictors of problem gambling included impulsiveness, amotivation and the motivations for accomplishment and tension release. It was concluded that gambling motivation is a more useful construct than locus of control in explaining problem gambling. Suggestions were made for future research, and aspects of gambling motivation were discussed in terms of a treatment program with groups of problem gamblers.