Gutenberg Open Science: Associations of the Big Five and locus of control with problem gambling in a large Australian sample

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dc.contributor.author	Heiden, Juliane M. von der	-
dc.contributor.author	Egloff, Boris	-
dc.date.accessioned	2021-11-16T08:40:51Z	-
dc.date.available	2021-11-16T08:40:51Z	-
dc.date.issued	2021	-
dc.identifier.uri	https://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/6530	-
dc.description.abstract	Gambling may range from being a recreational leisure activity to a behavioral addiction. A rising number of gamblers experience adverse consequences from gambling, termed problem gambling, which may become a challenge for the individual and society. With the present research, we aimed to investigate the correlates of problem gambling. We used a large sample of more than 12,500 individuals (46% male, Mage = 48, SDage = 18) from the Household, Income, and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey and analyzed sociodemographic and personality variables (Big Five, locus of control) as well as the extent of problem gambling. Findings showed that male sex and a lower level of education were related to problem gambling, but personality traits were predictive of problem gambling over and above sociodemographic variables. Specifically, a low level of emotional stability, an external locus of control, and, to a lesser extent, a low level of conscientiousness and a high level of extraversion were predictive of problem gambling, whereas openness and agreeableness were not. These results remained constant across various robustness analyses. Our findings reveal the importance of including personality traits when explaining gambling behavior.	en_GB
dc.description.sponsorship	Open Access-Publizieren Universität Mainz / Universitätsmedizin Mainz	de
dc.language.iso	eng	de
dc.rights	CC BY	*
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject.ddc	150 Psychologie	de_DE
dc.subject.ddc	150 Psychology	en_GB
dc.title	Associations of the Big Five and locus of control with problem gambling in a large Australian sample	en_GB
dc.type	Zeitschriftenaufsatz	de
dc.identifier.doi	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-6520	-
jgu.type.dinitype	article	en_GB
jgu.type.version	Published version	de
jgu.type.resource	Text	de
jgu.organisation.department	FB 02 Sozialwiss., Medien u. Sport	de
jgu.organisation.number	7910	-
jgu.organisation.name	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz	-
jgu.rights.accessrights	openAccess	-
jgu.journal.title	PLOS ONE	de
jgu.journal.volume	16	de
jgu.journal.issue	6	de
jgu.pages.alternative	e0253046	de
jgu.publisher.year	2021	-
jgu.publisher.name	PLOS	de
jgu.publisher.place	San Francisco, California, US	de
jgu.publisher.uri	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253046	de
jgu.publisher.issn	1932-6203	de
jgu.organisation.place	Mainz	-
jgu.subject.ddccode	150	de
jgu.publisher.doi	10.1371/journal.pone.0253046
jgu.organisation.ror	https://ror.org/023b0x485
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