Belief in Luck or in Skill: Which Locks People into Gambling? | |
Zhou, Kun1,2; Tang, Hui1,2; Sun, Yue3; Huang, Gui-Hai4; Rao, Li-Lin1,2; Liang, Zhu-Yuan1; Li, Shu1 | |
第一作者 | Zhou, Kun ; Tang, Hui |
通讯作者邮箱 | [email protected] |
心理所单位排序 | 1 |
摘要 | According to the social axioms framework, people's beliefs about how the world functions (i.e., internal or external locus of control) are related to their social behaviors. Previous researchers have attempted to relate locus of control to gambling behavior, but the results have not been clear-cut. The present study speculated that the effects of perceived control (i.e., belief in luck and belief in skill) on gambling behavior are domain-specific and vary with the type of gambling. A total of 306 adult Macau residents ranging in age from 18 to 65 with casino gambling experience were recruited by going door to door. Empirical data on gambling frequency and perceived control relating to 13 types of gambling were collected. Our results demonstrated that the effects of belief in luck or skill on gambling behavior varied across different gambling categories. Specifically, for football lottery, Chinese lottery, and baccarat, it was not belief in skill but rather belief in luck that was a positive significant predictor of gambling frequency. Only for slot machines and stud poker did belief in skill significantly predict gambling frequency. For the remaining eight gambling categories, neither belief in luck nor belief in skill could predict gambling frequency. Our findings indicate that neither internal nor external locus of control can consistently explain people's gambling behaviors. Instead, which factor plays a greater role in a person's gambling behavior is dependent on the gambling type. Therefore, the finding that not all gambles are created equal might be a promising avenue for further research and treatment approaches. |
关键词 | Belief in luck Belief in skill Gambling frequency Type of gambling Domain-specific |
学科领域 | Social Psychology |
2012-09-01 | |
发表期刊 | JOURNAL OF GAMBLING STUDIES |
ISSN | 1050-5350 |
卷号 | 28期号:3页码:379-391 |
URL | 查看原文 |
收录类别 | SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000308536800004 |
WOS分区 | Q1 |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/11418 |
专题 | 社会与工程心理学研究室 |
通讯作者 | Liang, Zhu-Yuan |
作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, Beijing 100039, Peoples R China 3.Macau Univ Sci & Technol, Macao, Peoples R China 4.Macau Polytech Inst, Gaming Teaching & Res Ctr, Macao, Peoples R China |
第一作者单位 | 中国科学院心理研究所 |
通讯作者单位 | 中国科学院心理研究所 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Zhou, Kun,Tang, Hui,Sun, Yue,et al. Belief in Luck or in Skill: Which Locks People into Gambling?[J]. JOURNAL OF GAMBLING STUDIES,2012,28(3):379-391. |
APA | Zhou, Kun.,Tang, Hui.,Sun, Yue.,Huang, Gui-Hai.,Rao, Li-Lin.,...&Li, Shu.(2012).Belief in Luck or in Skill: Which Locks People into Gambling?.JOURNAL OF GAMBLING STUDIES,28(3),379-391. |
MLA | Zhou, Kun,et al."Belief in Luck or in Skill: Which Locks People into Gambling?".JOURNAL OF GAMBLING STUDIES 28.3(2012):379-391. |
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