Wen Xue1,2,3, Zhonglu Zeng2, Zuyun Liu3, Anthony D G Marks4. 1. College of Teacher Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China. 2. Gaming Teaching and Research Centre, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macau, Macao. 3. Centre for Studies of Hong Kong, Macao and Pearl River Delta, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. 4. Psychology, School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the relationships between cultural worldviews, gambling risk perception, and gambling behavior with a sample of tourists in Macao. METHODS: Participants were enrolled at famous landmarks and casinos in Macao, China. Data were collected using several instruments to assess an individual's cultural worldviews, gambling risk perceptions, and gambling intentions. RESULTS: We found that the three-dimensional solution was valid for the Chinese version of the gambling expectancy scale. Correlational and mediational analyses revealed that the relationship between an individualistic worldview and gambling intention was fully mediated by gambling risk perception. Respondents with an egalitarian worldview perceived greater risk associated with gambling than those with other worldviews. CONCLUSION: These findings demonstrated the important influence of cultural variables on perceived risk and behavior in gambling. Moreover, understanding gamblers' worldviews could be beneficial for problem gambling interventions. Future research directions and the limitations of the findings were discussed.
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the relationships between cultural worldviews, gambling risk perception, and gambling behavior with a sample of tourists in Macao. METHODS:Participants were enrolled at famous landmarks and casinos in Macao, China. Data were collected using several instruments to assess an individual's cultural worldviews, gambling risk perceptions, and gambling intentions. RESULTS: We found that the three-dimensional solution was valid for the Chinese version of the gambling expectancy scale. Correlational and mediational analyses revealed that the relationship between an individualistic worldview and gambling intention was fully mediated by gambling risk perception. Respondents with an egalitarian worldview perceived greater risk associated with gambling than those with other worldviews. CONCLUSION: These findings demonstrated the important influence of cultural variables on perceived risk and behavior in gambling. Moreover, understanding gamblers' worldviews could be beneficial for problem gambling interventions. Future research directions and the limitations of the findings were discussed.