Characterization of controlled gamblers and pathological gamblers using the social representation theory

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• 作者：J. Lemoine^a ; ^b ; ^{jeremy.lemoine@univ-reims.fr} ; R. Kmiec^a ; ^c ; ^{ruxandra.kmiec@neoma-bs.fr} ; C. Roland-Lé ; vy^a ; ^{christine.roland-levy@univ-reims.fr}
• 关键词：Risk ; Gambling disorder ; Social representation ; Dual-process model ; Prospect theory
• 刊名：Revue Européenne de Psychologie Appliquée/European Review of Applied Psychology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：67
• 期：1
• 页码：13-23
• 全文大小：574 K
• 卷排序：67

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In industrialized countries, gambling disorder tends to become a major issue. The use of the social representation theory provides clues for a better understanding of pathological gamblers.ObjectiveThis paper investigates the representation of risk in a gambling context among lay people (Study 1) and among controlled gamblers and probable pathological gamblers (Study 2).MethodIn the first study, 1106 people answered a free association task based on the target expression ‘risk in a gambling context’. In the second study, a small sample of gamblers, half of them being probable pathological gamblers (based on their score at the SOGS), participated in a semi-structured interview about risk in a gambling context. Interview guidelines were constructed based on the results obtained from Study 1.ResultsIn Study 1, results indicate that the overall representation of risk in a gambling context differs from the one in a general context. The results are interpreted through the prospect theory and the decision-making dual-process model. Results from Study 2 show that, contrarily to those being probable pathological gamblers, controlled gamblers orient their discourse around the notion of pleasure and do not perceive gambling as a threat for their ego.ConclusionControlled gamblers fear to lose money, while probable pathological gamblers fear to lose the game.