Culturally-Derived Values and Beliefs As Correlates of Risk for Problem Gambling
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University of Windsor Scholarship at UWindsor Electronic Theses and Dissertations Theses, Dissertations, and Major Papers 2006 Culturally-derived values and beliefs as correlates of risk for problem gambling. Melissa C. Hobbs University of Windsor Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd Recommended Citation Hobbs, Melissa C., "Culturally-derived values and beliefs as correlates of risk for problem gambling." (2006). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1596. https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/1596 This online database contains the full-text of PhD dissertations and Masters’ theses of University of Windsor students from 1954 forward. These documents are made available for personal study and research purposes only, in accordance with the Canadian Copyright Act and the Creative Commons license—CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivative Works). 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Problem Gambling and Culture Abstract The purpose of the current study was to examine the relation between culturally-derived values and beliefs and risk for problem gambling. In Study 1, 331 participants completed web-based versions of the Individualism-Collectivism Scale, Social Axioms Survey (SAS), the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI), and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (MC-SDS). In Study 2, 90 participants completed these measures. Results were mixed with regard to the relation between Horizontal/Vertical Individualistic/Collectivistic values and risk for problem gambling as measured by the PGSI. However, it was found in both studies that risk for problem gambling was positively correlated with beliefs in Fate Control and Social Cynicism. Reward for Application, Religiosity and Social Complexity were not found to be related to risk for problem gambling. Stepwise regression of the Study 1 data indicated that the beliefs of Fate Control and Reward for Application were the only significant predictors of risk for problem gambling, explaining 22% of the variance. Study 2 stepwise regression results indicated that Fate Control was the only significant predictor of risk for problem gambling, explaining 58.6% of the variance. Implications of the current research and suggestions for further study are discussed. iii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Problem Gambling and Culture ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS There are a number of people whom I would like to thank for their support and encouragement in the completion of my Dissertation. First of all, thank you to my son, Michael, who was bom during my first year of graduate school and has endured “mommy” doing homework night after night in order to be his “Dr. Mom”. Next, to my husband, Shawn, who at times was more anxiety-ridden than I was - and sometimes hid it well! Thank you, Shawn for your unending, unwavering support. I would also like to thank my parents, Dr. and Mrs. Ronald and Coral Barron -thank you for letting me bend your ear for the last years and showing great empathy and compassion. You were right dad - 1 could do it! Thank you to my brother, Ron Barron. Thank you also to my in-laws, who are so much a part of me that I feel as if we are “laws” instead - thank you Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Rosemary Hobbs, Sherry and Tristan Berthiaume (Tristan - NOW I’m a doctor) and, last but not least, Bill and Stacey Stopard. Thank you to Drs. McDermott, Fellbaum, Schnayer and McGrory - your support, encouragement and advice were invaluable. Finally, I would like to thank my dissertation supervisor, Dr. Shelagh Towson, for her encouragement, guidance, and support. I would also like to thank my committee members, Dr. A. Toneatto, Dr. Ken Cramer, Dr. Ben Kuo, and Prof. T. Blair for their guidance and invaluable comments throughout this process. iv Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Problem Gambling and Culture TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract........................................................................................................................................ iii Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................... iv List of Tables.............................................................................................................................. ix List of Appendices .......................................................................................................................x Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 Gambling in History ........................................................................................................1 Problem Gambling..........................................................................................................3 Definition and Context ................................................................................... 3 Etiological Theories....................................................................................... 7 Instrumental Learning and Classical Conditioning ......................... 7 Social Learning .................................................................................... 9 Faulty Cognitions ............................................................................... 10 Need-State Models ............................................................................. 11 Blaszczynski’s Pathways Model ......................................................14 Correlates of Problem Gambling...................................................... 16 Problem Gambling and Culturally-Derived Values and Beliefs ..............................18 Individualism and Collectivism ..........................................................................19 Social Axioms.................................................................................................27 Research Hypotheses...................................................................................................... 36 Method ......................................................................................................................................... 40 v Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Problem Gambling and Culture Study 1........................................................................................................................40 Participants ..................................................................................................