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Exploring predictors for online disordered gambling
Miller, Braeden
Miller, Braeden
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2026-04-24
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Miller, Braeden; Clark, C. Brendan. 2026. Exploring predictors for online disordered gambling. -- In Proceedings: 25th Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University.
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Approximately 5.3% of adults in North America report having problem gambling issues including pathological gambling (Dellosa & Browne, 2024). The Diagnostic and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders fourth edition (DSM-4) reclassified pathological gambling as a type of addiction due to similarities with substance use disorders (SUD's) (Campbell-Meiklejohn, 2011; Fineberg et al., 2010; Goudriaan et al., 2006; Kim et al., 2001; Li et al., 2010; Schultz, 2011; Shah et al., 2005). Research of SUD's has revealed several key predictors such as impulsivity (Loree et al., 2015), personality traits (Dowling et al., 2015; Dudfield et al., 2023; Lakey et al., 2007; Steel & Blaszczynski, 2002; Sacco et al., 2008), age of first use (Pitkanen et al., 2005), sex (Fleury et al., 2014), and IQ (Capusan et al., 2025), but relatively less literature exists about predictors of gambling addiction. The goal of this research is to determine whether traditional predictors of SUD's generalize to gambling addiction in online users. To study this, we conducted an online 15-minute Qualtrics survey comprised of N = 511 participants recruited via Amazon's Mechanical Turk advertised to individuals who are interested in gambling. Participants completed assessments of personality, IQ, self-esteem, problem gambling, and social media addiction. Respondents were compensated $2.00 for their completion of the study. Multiple linear regression was used to test if age, sex, IQ, impulsivity, self-esteem, grandiosity, histrionic personality, and age of first use significantly predicted problem gambling. It was found that impulsivity, self-esteem, grandiosity, histrionic personality, and IQ significantly predicted problem gambling while sex did not. Furthermore, a strong correlation was found between problem gambling and social media addiction. These results further support pathological gambling as a type of addiction and may have further implications for comparing prevention tools of SUD's with prevention tools of problem and pathological gambling.
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Presented to the 25th Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum (URCAF) held in Woolsey Hall, Wichita State University, April 24, 2026.
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Wichita State University
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URCAF;v.25