The influence of sensation seeking on college student sports lottery purchasing behavior: a moderated mediation model
ObjectiveThe study aims to explore how sensation seeking relates to college students sports lottery purchasing behavior, mediated by fear of missing out and moderated by perceived risk.MethodsA study surveyed 409 college students using various scales to assess sensation seeking, sports lottery purch...
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| description | ObjectiveThe study aims to explore how sensation seeking relates to college students sports lottery purchasing behavior, mediated by fear of missing out and moderated by perceived risk.MethodsA study surveyed 409 college students using various scales to assess sensation seeking, sports lottery purchasing behavior, fear of missing out, and perceived risk. Data analysis included descriptive stats, t-tests, partial correlations, mediation and moderation effects, and Bootstrap testing to understand the psychological drivers behind sports lottery purchases among students.Results(1) Sensation seeking significantly and positively predicted college students sports lottery purchasing behavior; (2) Fear of missing out played a partial mediating effect in the influence of sensation seeking on college students sports lottery purchasing behavior; (3) Perceived risk had a moderating effect in the second half of the path of the mediating effect of fear of missing out.ConclusionThe study concludes that sensation seeking directly affects college students sports lottery purchasing behavior, mediated by fear of missing out. The mediating effect is moderated by perceived risk, highlighting the complexity of psychological factors in risk-taking behaviors. This insight calls for tailored interventions addressing these multifaceted factors. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cc3fec8e9a6d44e1a6a29e230424b3a72025-08-20T03:11:49ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-02-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.15373281537328The influence of sensation seeking on college student sports lottery purchasing behavior: a moderated mediation modelKanglin WangFen QiuObjectiveThe study aims to explore how sensation seeking relates to college students sports lottery purchasing behavior, mediated by fear of missing out and moderated by perceived risk.MethodsA study surveyed 409 college students using various scales to assess sensation seeking, sports lottery purchasing behavior, fear of missing out, and perceived risk. Data analysis included descriptive stats, t-tests, partial correlations, mediation and moderation effects, and Bootstrap testing to understand the psychological drivers behind sports lottery purchases among students.Results(1) Sensation seeking significantly and positively predicted college students sports lottery purchasing behavior; (2) Fear of missing out played a partial mediating effect in the influence of sensation seeking on college students sports lottery purchasing behavior; (3) Perceived risk had a moderating effect in the second half of the path of the mediating effect of fear of missing out.ConclusionThe study concludes that sensation seeking directly affects college students sports lottery purchasing behavior, mediated by fear of missing out. The mediating effect is moderated by perceived risk, highlighting the complexity of psychological factors in risk-taking behaviors. This insight calls for tailored interventions addressing these multifaceted factors.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1537328/fullsensation seekingcollege studentssports lottery purchasing behaviorfear of missing outperceived risk |
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| title | The influence of sensation seeking on college student sports lottery purchasing behavior: a moderated mediation model |
| title_full | The influence of sensation seeking on college student sports lottery purchasing behavior: a moderated mediation model |
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| title_short | The influence of sensation seeking on college student sports lottery purchasing behavior: a moderated mediation model |
| title_sort | influence of sensation seeking on college student sports lottery purchasing behavior a moderated mediation model |
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