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ArticleJournal of gambling studies2024

A Double-Edged-Sword Effect of Overplacement: Social Comparison Bias Predicts Gambling Motivations and Behaviors in Chinese Casino Gamblers.

Yuepei Xu, Gui-Hai Huang, Yi Xiao, Shu Li, Wei Wang, Zhu-Yuan Liang

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Yuepei XuCAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 16 Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6593-6470
Gui-Hai HuangFaculty of Business, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao, SAR, China.
Yi XiaoCAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 16 Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China.
Shu LiCAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 16 Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China.
Wei WangBrigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Zhu-Yuan LiangCAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 16 Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China. liangzy@psych.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5624-1549

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Major Projects of the National Social Science Foundation of China 19ZDA358National Natural Science Foundation of China 71761167001
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Abstract

Overconfidence, a widely observed cognitive bias, has been linked to increased gambling motivations and behaviors. However, previous studies have largely overlooked overconfidence under a social comparison context, known as overplacement, i.e., the tendency of individuals to believe that they are better than their similar peers. In the present study, we tested the effect of overplacement on gambling motivations and behaviors though a Pilot Survey of Chinese college students (N = 129) and a Field Survey of Chinese Macao casino gamblers (N = 733). Our results revealed a double-edged sword effect of overplacement: Serving as a risk factor, evaluating one self's earning ability as higher than others was linked to more gambling motivations (β = 0.18, p = .005) and frequency (β = 0.18, p = .004); Serving as a protective factor, evaluating oneself as happier than others was linked to less gambling motivations (β = - 0.32, p < .001) and problem behaviors (β = - 0.26, p < .001). These findings expand the relationship between overconfidence and gambling from a cognitive bias perspective to a social comparison perspective. Our study not only revealed a typical profile of gambling motivations and behaviors among different demographic groups in Chinese casino gamblers, but also highlighted the importance of considering social factors in the study of the psychological mechanisms of gambling.

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GamblingMotivationAdultBehavior, AddictiveChinaFemaleHumansMacauMaleSelf ConceptStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultChinese gamblersGambling behaviorsGambling motivationOverplacementSocial comparison

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