Gambling Control Self-efficacy as a Mediator of the Effects of Low Emotional Intelligence on Problem Gambling

Authors: Kaur, Inderjit; Schutte, Nicola; Thorsteinsson, Einar

Source: Journal of Gambling Studies, Volume 22, Number 4, December 2006 , pp. 405-411(7)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

This study investigated whether lower emotional intelligence would be related to less self-efficacy to control gambling and more problem gambling and whether gambling self-efficacy would mediate the relationship between emotional intelligence and problem gambling. A total of 117 participants, including 49 women and 68 men, with an average age of 39.93 (SD = 13.87), completed an emotional intelligence inventory, a gambling control self-efficacy scale, and a measure of problem gambling. Lower emotional intelligence was related to lower gambling self-efficacy and more problem gambling. Gambling control self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between emotional intelligence and problem gambling.

Keywords: Emotional intelligence; Gambling; Self-efficacy

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10899-006-9029-1

Affiliations: 1: Email: nschutte@une.edu.au

Publication date: 2006-12-01