The Interplay of Appraisals, Specific Coping Styles, and Depressive Symptoms Among Young Male and Female Gamblers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5338673 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kimberly Matheson (0000-0003-1150-3335, Carleton University, corresponding author), Michael J A Wohl (0000-0001-6945-5562, Carleton University), Hymie Anisman (Carleton University) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 212-221 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1864-9335 • E-ISSN: 2151-2590 |
| Publisher | Hogrefe Publishing Group (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1027/1864-9335.40.4.212 |
| OpenAlex | W2063500621 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 40 |
The present study assessed gambling appraisals and specific coping styles among 400 young male (n = 230) and female (n = 170) gamblers. Of particular interest was to determine whether gender variations in stress-related responses are associated with the degree of gambling pathology, depressive symptoms, and attitude to seeking treatment. Results showed that greater appraisals of threat, illusions of control, and negative outcome expectancies were associated with higher levels of gambling pathology, particularly among males. Further, among women, gambling propensity was associated with reduced social support seeking, whereas for men gambling pathology was primarily accounted for by increased use of wishful thinking. These coping strategies, combined with other internally oriented emotion-focused strategies, mediated the relation between gambling and depressive symptoms. Not surprisingly, more positive attitudes to treatment seeking were reported by those with a greater propensity to use problem-solving and support seeking coping efforts. The utility of assessing specific components that comprise a gambler's stress-response is discussed
Anxiety · Avoidance coping · Depressive symptoms · Developmental psychology · Psychiatry · Social support · Wishful thinking · Clinical Psychology · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2020 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |