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How Does Problem Gambling Impact the Relationship Between Gambling Attitudes and Frequency?
Kim M Caudwell1,2, Angelica Fernandez Casanova1, Mal Flack3,4
1Faculty of Health, Charles Darwin University, Ellengowan Drive, Brinkin, NT, 0810, Australia.
Journal of Gambling Studies
|March 6, 2025
Summary
Gambling attitudes strongly influence gambling frequency, especially for individuals at higher risk of problem gambling. Understanding this relationship is key for developing effective gambling prevention strategies.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Individual beliefs about gambling significantly shape gambling behaviors.
- Existing research has not clearly defined the links between gambling attitudes, frequency, and problem gambling severity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To clarify the relationship between gambling attitudes, gambling behavior, and problem gambling.
- To investigate how problem gambling severity moderates the connection between attitudes and gambling frequency.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of data from the 2018 Northern Territory Gambling Prevalence and Wellbeing Survey (N=1629).
- Utilized the Attitudes Towards Gambling Survey (ATGS) and Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI).
- Assessed measurement invariance of the ATGS and tested for moderation effects.
Main Results:
- Problem gambling severity was found to moderate the relationship between gambling attitudes and gambling frequency.
- The influence of gambling attitudes on gambling behavior intensified with higher levels of problem gambling.
- Individuals with a higher risk of problem gambling showed a stronger impact of their attitudes on their gambling frequency.
Conclusions:
- The findings highlight that gambling attitudes have a more pronounced effect on gambling frequency as problem gambling risk increases.
- Results suggest implications for cognitive dissonance, rationalization, and gambling motivation.
- The study provides insights for refining problem gambling prevention and intervention strategies.
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