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ArticleJournal of gambling studies2025

Patterns of Gambling Behavior Influenced By Materialism, Financial Well-Being, and Monetary Motivation Among Sports Bettors: A Latent Profile Analysis.

Zehra Su Topbaş, Nurcan Uzdil

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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. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 authors.

Zehra Su TopbaşFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Yalova University, Yalova, Türkiye. su.zehra.1990@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7211-9850
Nurcan UzdilFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health Nursing, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8559-8299

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This research examines the role of material values, financial well-being, and monetary motivation in shaping gambling behavior in young male sports bettors in Türkiye. A total of 562 participants aged 18–35 were surveyed using validated scales measuring materialism, financial well-being, gambling motives, and sports betting severity. Through latent profile analysis, four distinct profiles were identified: Stability-Oriented Participants, Instability-Driven Risk Takers, Financially Content–Low-Risk Bettors, and Financially Pressured–Materialistic Bettors. ANCOVA results indicated a significant difference in the severity of sports betting across profiles (η² = 0.35), with the most problematic behavior occurring in those with high materialism, low financial well-being, and strong monetary motives. The results were interpreted through the lenses of Contingent Self-Worth Theory, Prospect Theory, and Self-Regulation Theory, and situated within Türkiye’s socioeconomic context. This person-centered study makes unique contributions by revealing psychological and structural patterns underlying gambling behavior and offering practical applications for clinical, educational, and policy-level interventions.

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Behavior, AddictiveGamblingMotivationSportsAdolescentAdultHumansMaleRisk-TakingYoung AdultFinancial well-beingGambling motivesLatent profile analysisMaterialismSport betting

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PMID41137980

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