Effect of Responsible Gaming Policy and Practice on Casino Gaming Behavior.

IF 2.4 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Journal of Gambling Studies Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-14 DOI:10.1007/s10899-023-10262-7

Shuang Liu, Wai Ming To, Gui-Hai Huang

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Abstract

Casino gaming is considered as an entertainment but it may cause financial and psychological burdens to some individuals and their families. Therefore, casino operators have established and deployed responsible gaming policy and practice to mitigate such negative effects. This study explores whether and how responsible gaming policy and practice influences people's casino gaming intention and behavior. Data were collected from 644 Chinese adults in Macao. Results showed that responsible gaming policy and practice significantly influenced people's attitude towards casino gaming (as a legal activity and hobby), subjective norm (for disapproval of casino gaming), and perceived behavior control (for not engaging in casino gaming). Casino gaming intention was positively affected by attitude and negatively affected by subjective norm and perceived behavior control. Casino gaming behavior was positively affected by intention and negatively affected by perceived behavior control. As a whole, responsible gaming policy and practice had a small, negative but significant indirect effect on casino gaming behavior. Implications of the study were given.

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负责任的赌博政策和实践对赌场赌博行为的影响。

赌场游戏被认为是一种娱乐，但它可能会给一些个人和他们的家庭带来经济和心理负担。因此，赌场运营商已经建立并部署了负责任的博彩政策和实践，以减轻这种负面影响。本研究探讨负责任的赌博政策和实践是否以及如何影响人们的赌场赌博意图和行为。数据来自澳门644名中国成年人。结果显示，负责任的游戏政策和实践显著影响了人们对赌场游戏的态度(作为一种合法活动和爱好)、主观规范(不赞成赌场游戏)和感知行为控制(不参与赌场游戏)。赌博意向受态度的正向影响，受主观规范和感知行为控制的负向影响。赌场游戏行为受意向的正向影响，受感知行为控制的负向影响。总的来说，负责任的赌博政策和实践对赌场赌博行为有一个小的、负面的但显著的间接影响。并给出了本研究的意义。

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Journal of Gambling Studies Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Journal of Gambling Studies is an interdisciplinary forum for the dissemination on the many aspects of gambling behavior, both controlled and pathological, as well as variety of problems attendant to, or resultant from, gambling behavior including alcoholism, suicide, crime, and a number of other mental health problems. Articles published in this journal are representative of a cross-section of disciplines including psychiatry, psychology, sociology, political science, criminology, and social work.