caa a22 4500 445837098 CHVBK 20180317145333.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10899-010-9191-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10899-010-9191-3 Development of an Indigenous Inventory GMAB (Gambling Motives, Attitudes and Behaviors) for Chinese Gamblers: An Exploratory Study [Elektronische Daten] [Vivienne Tao, Anise Wu, Shu Cheung, Kwok Tong] Scale development in the extant gambling literature has been dominated by pathological gamblers, but the non- or sub-clinical gamblers have been overlooked. Moreover, most scales are predominantly based on Western samples; only a few of the scales have Chinese versions validated with Chinese samples. A rarely explored niche still exists for the development of an indigenous scale for Chinese gamblers. The current exploratory study made the first step towards such a direction by identifying factors through the construction of an indigenous Gambling Motives, Attitudes and Behavior (GMAB) scale for Chinese gamblers. Preliminary items were generated primarily from focus group discussions. The items were administered through a telephone survey in which 791 randomly sampled gamblers participated. Exploratory factor analyses revealed (a) five dimensions of gambling motives, namely, self-worth, monetary gains, sensation seeking, boredom alleviation, and learning; (b) four dimensions of gambling attitudes, namely, luck and fate, attitudes toward negative consequences in gambling, techniques, and superstition; and (c) six dimensions of behavior, namely, impaired control in gambling, gambling involvement, arousal reaction, superstitious behavior, controlled gambling and casino exploration. Implications of the interplay among these factors and future research directions were discussed. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2010 Chinese nationallicence Gambling nationallicence Motives nationallicence Attitudes nationallicence Behaviors nationallicence Tao Vivienne Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, University of Macau, Macao, China aut Wu Anise Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, University of Macau, Macao, China aut Cheung Shu Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, University of Macau, Macao, China aut Tong Kwok Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, University of Macau, Macao, China aut Journal of Gambling Studies Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 27/1(2011-03-01), 99-113 1573-3602 27:1<99 2011 27 10899 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-010-9191-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-010-9191-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tao Vivienne Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, University of Macau, Macao, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wu Anise Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, University of Macau, Macao, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cheung Shu Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, University of Macau, Macao, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tong Kwok Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, University of Macau, Macao, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Gambling Studies Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 27/1(2011-03-01), 99-113 1573-3602 27:1<99 2011 27 10899 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer