Stressful life events and gambling: The roles of coping and impulsivity among college students

Wang, Carol; Cunningham-Erdogdu, Pelin; Steers, Mai‐Ly N.; Weinstein, Andrew P; Neighbors, Clayton

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106386

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“…Consequently, individuals who experience difficulty regulating their emotions may be more likely to engage in maladaptive behaviours, such as gambling, in order to relieve their negative mood, potentially rendering them more vulnerable to the development of GD as a maladaptive coping mechanism (Marchica et al, 2020). Wang et al (2020) have suggested that SLEs can facilitate emotion regulation difficulties, in turn, increasing susceptibility to GD. Burns et al (2010) found females who had experienced SLEs (e.g., physical, emotional, or sexual abuse) had greater difficulty regulating their emotions compared to females who had not experienced such adversities.…”

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“…SLEs have been shown to predict the onset of GD as the more SLEs an individual experiences, the more likely that person is to develop GD (Wang et al, 2020 ). Indeed, disordered gamblers have been found to experience more SLEs than both social and non-gamblers (Bergevin et al, 2006 ).…”

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“…Wang et al ( 2020 ) have suggested that SLEs can facilitate emotion regulation difficulties, in turn, increasing susceptibility to GD. Burns et al ( 2010 ) found females who had experienced SLEs (e.g., physical, emotional, or sexual abuse) had greater difficulty regulating their emotions compared to females who had not experienced such adversities.…”

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The Relationship Between Gambling Disorder, Stressful Life Events, Gambling-Related Cognitive Distortions, Difficulty in Emotion Regulation, and Self-Control

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Gambling Disorder (GD) is a prominent psychiatric disorder affecting individuals worldwide. Research suggests that key risk factors for GD include stressful life events (SLEs) and specific psychological factors, such as gambling-related cognitive distortions. The present study investigated the potential mediating role of specific psychological factors (i.e., gambling-related cognitive distortions, difficulty in emotion regulation, and self-control) in the relationship between SLEs and GD. A cross-sectional study using an online survey was developed to investigate the relationship between SLEs and GD in a mediation model. A total of 516 participants were initially recruited online to the present study, and data from 290 participants were fully included in the statistical analyses conducted. Sociodemographic and gambling-related data were collected in addition to data related to participants’ SLEs, GD, gambling-related cognitive distortions, difficulty in emotion regulation, and self-control. The results of the parallel multiple mediation analysis conducted found that gambling-related cognitive distortions and difficulty in emotion regulation mediated the relationship between SLEs events and GD. However, self-control was not found to mediate this relationship. The findings suggest that individuals who experience SLEs may be more vulnerable to the development of GD through their belief in gambling-related cognitive distortions and experience of difficulty regulating their emotions. Implications regarding potential preventive efforts for GD are discussed. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10899-022-10151-5.

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“…We primarily sought to investigate a younger consumer base by directly targeting samples of university students in light of recent research documenting strong reactance to the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic among the young adults who may lack the psychological resources to adequately cope with sudden stressors [ 91 , 95 , 96 ]. Accordingly, university students have been shown to be at risk of resorting to impulsivity as a means of maladaptively coping with life stressors [ 48 , 50 , 51 , 91 , 92 ] and may likewise show similar patterns in response to COVID-19-related stressors as documented in past disasters [ 36 , 77 ]. Further, a recent report found that more than 80% of university students in China in Tiers 1–4 cities had some form of part-time jobs as additional sources of income beyond allowances from family or customary gift money from older family members during the New Year holidays [ 79 ].…”

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The impulsive online shopper: effects of COVID-19 burnout, uncertainty, self-control, and online shopping trust

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Consumerism during the COVID-19 pandemic has been characterized by impulsive buying. Using the theoretical lens of uncertainty avoidance and ego-depletion to identify the mediating mechanisms and moderating factors for online impulse buying, we surveyed young consumers across two relevant periods for high consumerism—the week preceding the 2021 Chinese Spring Festival (Study 1; February 4–9, 2021, n = 1495) and the weeks during and after the festival (Study 2; February 12 to March 2, 2021, n = 923). Perception of COVID-19 variant uncertainty was both directly and indirectly (via online shopping trust) positively associated with online impulse buying. COVID-19 burnout was consistently indirectly associated with online impulse buying via self-regulation and self-appraised impulsivity but inconsistently directly associated. Self-regulation was surprisingly positively associated with online impulse buying, possibly reflecting evidence of already depleted resources from prolonged regulatory exertion among high self-regulators. Self-appraised impulsivity negatively interacted with perception of COVID-19 variant uncertainty, suggesting that as trait impulsivity increases, individuals are less incentivized by peripheral drivers of online impulse buying.

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“…The aim of coping is the reduction of the negative effects of stress (Heffer and Willoughby 2017). Coping skills are essential as they can dictate how people respond to stressful situations and how they work through and process difficult experiences (Wang et al 2020). Stress varies widely from person-to-person as a result of cognitive appraisals, a concept developed by Lazarus and Folkman (1984).…”

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Using Mixed Methods to Assess the Coping and Self-regulation Skills of Undergraduate Social Work Students Impacted by COVID-19

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Cadmus

2021

Clin Soc Work J

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Developing coping and self-care strategies has always been important for social work students as they prepare for work that can take a psychological, emotional, mental, and physical toll and adversely impact their health and well-being. The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in its impact on social work education as it forced students to quickly transition to online learning and leave field sites abruptly to do remote activities. The degree to which and how social work students effectively coped with these changes has not been adequately studied, despite recognition that understanding how personal experiences and affective reactions influence professional judgment and behavior is a critical social work competency. To help fill this void, a mixed-methods study was conducted using video narratives and survey data to assess the coping and self-regulation skills of a cohort of undergraduate social work students. Findings indicate that these students experienced multiple stressors in all aspects of their biopsychosocial functioning due to COVID-19. Many coping skills learned for use with clients were demonstrated by students themselves. Self-sufficient, avoidant, and socially-supported coping mechanisms were frequently used and relied on by students. Use of self-distraction and active coping increased, while denial decreased within the first month after transitioning to remote learning. Implications of the findings for social work education, practice, and research are discussed.

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Stressful life events and gambling: The roles of coping and impulsivity among college students

Cited by 25 publications

References 52 publications

The Relationship Between Gambling Disorder, Stressful Life Events, Gambling-Related Cognitive Distortions, Difficulty in Emotion Regulation, and Self-Control

The Relationship Between Gambling Disorder, Stressful Life Events, Gambling-Related Cognitive Distortions, Difficulty in Emotion Regulation, and Self-Control

The impulsive online shopper: effects of COVID-19 burnout, uncertainty, self-control, and online shopping trust

Using Mixed Methods to Assess the Coping and Self-regulation Skills of Undergraduate Social Work Students Impacted by COVID-19

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