Moderating Effect of Impulsivity on the Association Between Entrapment and Problem Gambling - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2022 Jun;38(2):515-527.

doi: 10.1007/s10899-021-10047-w. Epub 2021 Jun 23.

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Moderating Effect of Impulsivity on the Association Between Entrapment and Problem Gambling

Larry O Awo et al. J Gambl Stud. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

Impulsivity as measure by delay discounting and entrapment have been known to influence gambling, but their individual and joint influence on problem gambling among Soccer gamblers are not yet understood. We examine the direct and moderation influences of entrapment and delay discounting on problem gambling among 174 Soccer gamblers in Nigeria. Data were obtained by means of self-report questionnaires of entrapment, delay discounting and problem gambling. Results from Hayes PROCESS moderated regression showed that delay discounting moderated the association between entrapment and problem gambling such that the association between entrapment and problem gambling was strong when delay discounting was high and diminished when delay discounting was low. Our findings provide insight into the conditional effect of delay discounting on the entrapment-problem gambling association.

Keywords: Delay discounting; Entrapment; Impulsivity; Problem gambling; Soccer gambling.

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