Because you had a bad day: the role of negative affect and justification in self-control failure

Heiland, Ally M; Veilleux, Jennifer C.

doi:10.1080/02699931.2022.2067134

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“…There were two negatively framed items ("I've been feeling down," "I've been feeling bored") that we administered to try to capture negative justifications(Heiland & Veilleux, 2022), but because they had negative loadings on a one factor model (within: λ = -.30 and λ = -.18; between: λ = -.47 and λ = -.39), we excluded them when calculating the score for justifications. These items were also administered along with two filler items: "I need to prepare a meal or snack" and "I've been enjoying _____ (insert a hobby you were enjoying," to reduce demand characteristics.3 People often gamble in the evening and night.…”

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The licensing effect in gambling choice: A daily diary study

Wu,

Clark

2024

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People with gambling problems gamble despite resolutions to stop. These choices may be more likely in contexts that allow for them to be justified (e.g., after a productive day at work), termed the licensing effect. This has not been tested in the domain of gambling. Using a daily diary design across 21 days (n participants = 156, n reports = 2,516), gamblers trying to reduce their gambling reported their daily justification opportunities (e.g., feelings of effort and achievement) and whether they gambled, as well as daily aspects of self-control (i.e., craving, conflict, suppression) and affect (positive and negative). Gambling occurred on 33% of the reported days. Prior-day justification opportunities were associated with a higher likelihood of gambling. Prior-day suppression showed a similar effect, whereas prior-day negative affect showed the opposite effect. After gambling, people experienced stronger cravings, weaker suppression, and poorer well-being (lower positive affect and higher negative affect). Our findings show that people may use justifications to gamble, despite its negative consequences, indicating that the licensing effect may, in part, explain why people gamble despite resolutions to stop.

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