The Mediating Effect of Gambling Motives between Psychiatric Symptoms, Dissociation, and Problem Gambling Severity.

Can Zoraloğlu, Zsolt Demetrovics, Mark D Griffiths, Andrea Czakó, Zsolt Horváth, Orsolya Király

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Article in Journal of gambling studies, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Can ZoraloğluInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5248-4113

Zsolt DemetrovicsInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. zsolt.demetrovics@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9088-8186

Mark D GriffithsInternational Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524

Andrea CzakóInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4525-0524

Zsolt HorváthInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5604-7551

Orsolya KirályInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9981-4212

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Abstract

Although previous research has identified psychiatric symptoms and dissociation as important factors in problem gambling, the role of gambling motives in these relationships has received scant attention. According to the literature, the theoretically "riskier" motives (coping and enhancement) are associated with problem gambling. The present study examined the mediating role of gambling motives between psychiatric symptoms, dissociative experiences, and problem gambling severity. A total of 688 participants (57.8% male, M

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Adaptation, PsychologicalBehavior, AddictiveDissociative DisordersGamblingMotivationAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and QuestionnairesCopingDissociationEscapismGambling DisorderMotivationProblem GamblingPsychopathology

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PMID40576929

DOI10.1007/s10899-025-10408-9

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