Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate gambler involved on gambling deeply with what motivation and research effect of gambling motives to the severity of gambling problem. The objects of study were the 292 gamblers who are participating in unlegalized and legalized gamblings. In preliminary study, 5 factors model of gambling motive which including social, amusement, thrill, avoiding, monetary motives were confirmed empirically and statistically. The results of this study may be summarized as follows : first, when classify Gamblers by gambling motives, it was classified into four group which socio-amusement motive group which have a little participation will on gambling and social, amusement motives stronger than other motives, monetary motive group which have strongest monetary motive, thrill motive group which have strongest thrill motive, and compound motive group which have the strongest participation will on gambling and seeking for thrill, monetary motives. There was the strongest of gambling severity in compound motive group than any other motive groups. Second, thrill motive was found to stronger in problem gambling. Pathological gambling have stronger avoiding motive and monetary motive than problem gambling. It was found the most effective factor which influence on severity of gambling problem was monetary motive. the second was thrill motive that influence on severity of gambling problem by damage self-control ability. Also it was suggested gamblers don't aware avoiding and thrill motives although avoiding and thrill motives effect on gambling severity and the effect of avoiding and thrill motives converge to monetary motives or go by way of monetary motives indirectly in real gambling situation.