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Identifier	Thesis 1733
Author	Mecca, Daryl N.
Title	The Relationship between Pathological Gambling and The Big Five Personality Factors
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2003
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	Pathological gambling is a severe, crippling, epidemic in our modern society. Pathological gambling has been linked with a host of personality disorders. The present study will examine the relationship between pathological gambling and the Big Five dimensions: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Positive regression coefficients were hypothesized between neuroticism, extraversion, and openness. Negative regression coefficients were hypothesized between SOGS and conscientiousness and agreeableness. One hundred and thirteen individuals participated in this study. Fifty- five males and 41 females were recruited from general population, gambling treatment centers, and Gamblers Anonymous (GA) meetings. There were 74 individuals from general population and 39 from gambling treatment centers and G. A. meetings. The participants were administered the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS), the NEO-FFI, and Goldberg's Impulse Control Measure. Each subject was given thirty to forty- five minutes to complete tests, and each were asked to sign and read consent forms. Correlations demonstrated significant relationship (p <.05) between SOGS and dimensions: neuroticism, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. High SOGS scores were associated with high scores on conscientiousness and agreeableness. These results are consistent with my hypothesis. The main hypotheses were tested utilizing multiple regression analyses. The SOGS was the outcome variable, and predictors were five factors of the NEO-FFI. Pag e Gambling and Personality Positive regression coefficients were hypothesized between SOGS and neuroticism, extraversion, and openness. Negative regression coefficients were hypothesized between SOGS and conscientiousness and agreeableness. The only coefficient that was significant (p <.05) was for agreeableness, however extraversion (p=.062) and conscientiousness (p=.083) were close to.05 level. Mean differences were also explored between gambling treatment groups, general population, and gender. The mean scores for the SOGS in treatment groups were 15.33, and 1.17 for the general population. The mean scores on SOGS were 6.78 for males and 4.59 for females. Regression results provide support for hypotheses regarding agreeableness, extraversion, and conscientiousness. Regression results did not support the hypothesis about neuroticism, however correlation results are significant with neuroticism, consistent with previous research exhibiting a relationship with impulse control, which is a facet of neuroticism.
Subject	Gambling -- Psychological aspects
Department	Department of Psychology
Advisor	Conway, James
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713734943
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