ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
Relationship between upward social comparison and financial gambling motives among Chinese lottery gamblers: the roles of relative deprivation and socioeconomic status.
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This study examined the association between upward social comparison and financial gambling motives among Chinese lottery gamblers, as well as the mediating role of relative deprivation and the moderating role of socioeconomic status (SES) within this relationship. To test this framework, 778 Chinese lottery gamblers (aged 18-79; 568 males and 210 females) completed measures of upward social comparison, relative deprivation, SES, and financial gambling motives anonymously. Results showed that upward social comparison was positively correlated with financial gambling motives, and relative deprivation played a mediating role in this relationship. Additionally, SES moderated both the direct association between upward social comparison and financial gambling motives and the mediating effect of relative deprivation. Specifically, the three sets of associations-between upward social comparison and financial gambling motives, upward social comparison and relative deprivation, and relative deprivation and financial gambling motives-were stronger among Chinese lottery gamblers with a low SES than lottery gamblers with a high SES. These findings contributed to a better understanding of how and when upward social comparison correlates with financial gambling motives.
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