An Investigation of the Relationship Between Gambling-Related Stigma and Help-Seeking Behaviours Among Online, Offline, and Mixed-Mode Disordered Gamblers
| dc.contributor.advisor | McGrath, Daniel S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Leslie, Rashida Diandra | |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Lee, Kibeom | |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Stea, Jonathan N. | |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Gibbs Van Brunschot, Erin | |
| dc.date | 2022-11 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-16T19:05:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-09-16T19:05:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-09 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Previous research has revealed differences in the experience of negative consequences and the likelihood of help-seeking relative to a gambler’s preferred mode of play (i.e., exclusively online, exclusively offline, and mixed-mode). Little research has identified and compared mixed-mode gamblers to exclusively online and offline gamblers, and although stigma has been recognized as a common barrier to seeking help for disordered gambling, there is a paucity of research that has examined the relationship between stigma and disordered gambling. Thus, the primary goal of the present study was to examine relationships between preferred gambling mode, gambling-related stigma, and help-seeking behaviours in a sample of disordered gamblers. A total of N = 517 disordered gamblers (n = 166 online gamblers, n = 171 offline gamblers, and n = 180 mixed-mode gamblers) completed measures related to their past six-month gambling behaviours, lifetime decision to seek help, endorsement of perceived and experienced stigma, and coping orientations toward gambling-related stigma. Results showed that (a) compared to offline gamblers, mixed-mode gamblers reported worse disordered gambling severity and a greater number of gambling-related harms; (b) the likelihood of lifetime help-seeking did not differ between groups; (c) among mixed-mode gamblers, secrecy and withdrawal coping orientations were negative and positive predictors of help-seeking, respectively; (d) a willingness to educate people about the realities of having gambling problems was predictive of help-seeking among offline gamblers; and (e) experienced stigma was a positive predictor of help-seeking, regardless of preferred gambling mode. Possible reasons for differences in help-seeking predictors and implications of this research are discussed. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Leslie, R. D. (2022). An investigation of the relationship between gambling-related stigma and help-seeking behaviours among online, offline, and mixed-mode disordered gamblers (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1880/115230 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/40249 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Arts | en_US |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
| dc.rights | University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gambling | en_US |
| dc.subject | Stigma | en_US |
| dc.subject | Help-seeking | en_US |
| dc.subject | Treatment | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Psychology--Experimental | en_US |
| dc.title | An Investigation of the Relationship Between Gambling-Related Stigma and Help-Seeking Behaviours Among Online, Offline, and Mixed-Mode Disordered Gamblers | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Psychology | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science (MSc) | en_US |
| ucalgary.item.requestcopy | true | en_US |