- Title
- The intergenerational transmission of problem gambling : the mediating role of offspring gambling expectancies and motives
- Creator
- Dowling, Nicki; Oldenhof, Erin; Shandley, Kerrie; Youssef, George; Thomas, Shane
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/178189
- Identifier
- vital:15383
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.09.003
- Identifier
- ISBN:0306-4603 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Introduction The risk for developing a gambling problem is greater among offspring who have a problem gambling parent, yet little research has directly examined the mechanisms by which this transmission of problem gambling occurs. For this reason, the present study sought to examine the degree to which children's expectancies and motives relating to gambling explain, at least in part, the intergenerational transmission of problem gambling. Methods Participants (N = 524; 56.5% male) were recruited from educational institutions, and retrospectively reported on parental problem gambling. Problem gambling was measured using the Problem Gambling Severity Index and a range of positive and negative expectancies and gambling motives were explored as potential mediators of the relationship between parent-and-participant problem gambling. Results The relationship between parent-and-participant problem gambling was significant, and remained so after controlling for sociodemographic factors and administration method. Significant mediators of this relationship included self-enhancement expectancies (feeling in control), money expectancies (financial gain), over-involvement (preoccupation with gambling) and emotional impact expectancies (guilt, shame, and loss), as well as enhancement motives (gambling to increase positive feelings) and coping motives (gambling to reduce or avoid negative emotions). All mediators remained significant when entered into the same model. Conclusions The findings highlight that gambling expectancies and motives present unique pathways to the development of problem gambling in the offspring of problem gambling parents, and suggest that gambling cognitions may be potential candidates for targeted interventions for the offspring of problem gamblers. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd **Please note that there are multiple authors for this article therefore only the name of the first 5 including Federation University Australia affiliate “Shane Thomas” is provided in this record**
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Relation
- Addictive Behaviors Vol. 77, no. (2018), p. 16-20
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd
- Subject
- 1117 Public Health and Health Services; 1701 Psychology; Cognitions; Expectancies; Motives; Offspring; Parents; Problem gambling
- Reviewed
- Funder
- This study was funded by Gambling Research Australia (tender number 103/06). Gambling Research Australia had no role in the study design, collection, analysis or interpretation of the data, writing the manuscript, or the decision to submit the paper for publication.
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