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How beliefs in free will and determinism may be related to gambling intention and behaviour

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Author(s): St Quinton, Tom ; Morris, Ben ; Crescioni, A. Will

Journal: Addiction Research & Theory

Year Published: 2022

Date Added: September 15, 2022

The Theory of Planned Behaviour is a prominent theory to understand social behaviours. Based on this theory, it can be predicted that people have greater intention to gamble if they have stronger positive attitudes towards gambling and weaker beliefs in their ability to control gambling behaviour. Greater intention then predicts gambling behaviour. The aim of this study was to examine the role of beliefs in free will and determinism in the Theory of Planned Behaviour. The researchers found that beliefs in free will did not influence gambling behaviour directly. But people with stronger beliefs in free will had weaker attitudes towards gambling and stronger beliefs in their control over gambling behaviour. Consequently, they had less intention to gamble. Intention in turn predicted gambling behaviour. Beliefs in determinism did not have an influence on either gambling intention or behaviour.


Citation: St Quinton, T., Morris, B., & Crescioni, A. W. (2022). Beliefs in free will and determinism: Associations with social cognition and gambling behavior. Addiction Research & Theory. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2022.2062330

Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2022.2062330

Keywords: beliefs ; cognitions ; gambling behaviours ; self-control ; social ; university students

Topics: Gambling Cognitions ; Self Perceptions

Conceptual Framework Factors:   Psychological - Personality and Temperament ; Cultural Factors ; Psychological - Lifespan Development ; Cultural - Religion and Other Belief Systems ; Psychological - Judgement and Decision Making ; Types - Motivational Characteristics ; Gambling Exposure

Study Design: Descriptive: Survey

Geographic Coverage: United Kingdom

Study Population: Students attending a university in the UK (n = 316; of the participants, 218 completed the follow-up questionnaire about their gambling behaviour)

Sampling Procedure: Convenience sampling through university announcements.

Study Funding:

No funding was associated with this study.

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