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Exploring psychological need satisfaction from gambling participation and the moderating influence of game preferences

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  • Jonathan Parke
  • Robert J. Williams
  • Peter Schofield

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Psychological needs are satisfied through leisure participation, which in turn influences subjective well-being. The present study explored the psychological needs reported to be satisfied through gambling participation and examined associations between need satisfaction, game preferences and subjective well-being. A heterogeneous, self-selected sample of 1446 participants was recruited, through the Internet gambling provider Kindred Group Plc, for an online questionnaire survey. Five psychological need dimensions of gambling were identified, using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses on calibration and validation samples, respectively: mastery, detachment, self-affirmation, risk and excitement, and affiliation. Challenge and mastery need satisfaction was higher for poker than for sports betting, horse racing, slots or casino table games; both self-affirmation and affiliation were also higher for poker than for sports betting and slots. By comparison, detachment was higher for slots than for sports gambling. While there were no significant variations in stress levels between the different forms of gambling, happiness ratings were lower for slots compared with sports betting and poker. This study provides insight into how distinctive patterns of play may satisfy different psychological needs and provides preliminary insights into how gambling patterns may prove adaptive or maladaptive as leisure choices.

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  • Jonathan Parke & Robert J. Williams & Peter Schofield, 2019. "Exploring psychological need satisfaction from gambling participation and the moderating influence of game preferences," International Gambling Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(3), pages 508-531, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:intgms:v:19:y:2019:i:3:p:508-531
    DOI: 10.1080/14459795.2019.1633381
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