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Economic mobility moderates the effect of relative deprivation on financial gambling motives and disordered gambling

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  • Nassim Tabri
  • Darcy R. Dupuis
  • Hyoun S. Kim
  • Michael J. A. Wohl

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This study examined whether a positive association between personal relative deprivation and disordered gambling severity is mediated by the motivation to gamble for financial gain. We hypothesized that this would occur specifically among people who perceived a low personal capacity for upward economic mobility via conventional means of advancement. A sample of community gamblers ( N = 196) completed measures of personal relative deprivation, perceptions about upward economic mobility, gambling motivations (financial, coping, enhancement and social) and disordered gambling severity. The predicted moderated mediation model was observed - among people who perceived a low capacity for upward economic mobility, relative deprivation predicted disordered gambling severity via the motivation to gamble for financial gain. This indirect effect did not hold among people who perceived a high capacity for upward mobility. These findings suggest the importance of addressing beliefs about upward economic mobility in gambling prevention and intervention strategies. Among gamblers who feel relatively deprived, it may be advantageous to highlight feasible avenues for upward economic mobility that do not involve gambling.

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  • Nassim Tabri & Darcy R. Dupuis & Hyoun S. Kim & Michael J. A. Wohl, 2015. "Economic mobility moderates the effect of relative deprivation on financial gambling motives and disordered gambling," International Gambling Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(2), pages 309-323, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:intgms:v:15:y:2015:i:2:p:309-323
    DOI: 10.1080/14459795.2015.1046468
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    1. Nassim Tabri & Michael J. A. Wohl & Kamryn T. Eddy & Jennifer J. Thomas, 2017. "Me, myself and money: having a financially focused self-concept and its consequences for disordered gambling," International Gambling Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(1), pages 30-50, January.
    2. Hyunji Kim & Eunbee Kim & Eunkook M Suh & Mitchell J Callan, 2018. "Development and preliminary validation of a Korean version of the Personal Relative Deprivation Scale," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(5), pages 1-11, May.

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