Perfectionism and a focus on financial success may lead to disordered gambling

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Author(s): Tabri, Nassim ; Werner, Kaitlyn M. ; Milyavskaya, Marina ; Wohl, Michael J. A.

Journal: Journal of Gambling Issues

Year Published: 2018

Date Added: September 20, 2018

This study examined the role of perfectionism in disordered gambling. Participants were 258 gamblers who resided in the USA and completed an online survey. The findings showed that having perfectionistic tendencies was associated with having more severe gambling problems. Gamblers with greater perfectionistic tendencies were more likely to focus on financial success as being important for their self-worth. In turn, focusing more on financial success was associated with having more severe gambling problems. This study suggests that treatment providers may want to target gamblers’ perfectionistic tendencies to help reduce their gambling problems.

Citation: Tabri, N., Werner, K. M., Milyavskaya, M., & Wohl, M. J. A. (2018). Perfectionism predicts disordered gambling via financially focused self-concept. Journal of Gambling Issues, 38, 252-267. http://dx.doi.org/10.4309/jgi.2018.38.13

Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4309/jgi.2018.38.13

Keywords: disordered gambling ; financial impacts ; personality ; self concept

Topics: Gambling and the Brain ; Gambling Related Harms ; Individual Harms ; Personality ; Self Perceptions

Conceptual Framework Factors: Psychological - Personality and Temperament

Response Rate: N/A

Study Design: Observational: Cross-sectional

Geographic Coverage: United States of America

Study Population: Community members who gamble and reside in the USA.

Sampling Procedure: Participants were recruited through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk), an online crowdsourcing platform.

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Perfectionism and gambling

Study Funding:

Funding for the study was provided by an Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre Research Grant.