The present study aimed to explore how food or substance consumption (e.g., experiencing hunger, or having consumed alcohol or recreational drugs) could shape consumer impulsive spending on sports betting products. Based on a large online sample of Australian sports bettors, we found that participants with higher hunger level, or having consumed more alcohol or recreational drugs, tended to have increased impulsive bet size. These impulsiveness effects had both direct and indirect effect components. The significant direct effects confirmed that positive relationships directly existed between hunger, alcohol consumption, or recreational drug consumption and impulsive bet size, even when all potential mediators and covariates were statistically controlled. Moreover, results regarding specific indirect effects demonstrated that hunger, alcohol consumption, or recreational drug consumption was also indirectly linked with impulsive bet size, via their relationships with both promotional and financial influences, rather than social influences. Furthermore, participants’ Problem Gambling Severity Index score was positively associated with their impulsive bet size. These findings support and complement the literature on impulsivity as well as the research on strategies for staying in control of gambling, and have implications for consumers, regulators, and treatment/help providers.

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冲动性体育博彩：食物或物质消费的影响

本研究旨在探讨食物或物质的消费（例如，经历饥饿，饮酒或消遣性毒品）如何影响消费者在体育博彩产品上的冲动性支出。根据大量的澳大利亚体育博彩在线样本，我们发现饥饿程度较高的参与者，或者饮用了更多酒精或娱乐性药物的参与者，其冲动性赌注的规模往往会增加。这些冲动效应具有直接和间接的效应成分。显着的直接影响证实，即使对所有潜在的介体和协变量进行了统计控制，饥饿，饮酒或娱乐性毒品消费与冲动下注规模之间也存在正相关关系。此外，有关特定间接影响的结果表明，饥饿，酒精消费或娱乐性毒品消费也与冲动下注的规模间接相关，这与他们的促销和财务影响而非社会影响有关。此外，参与者的问题赌博严重性指数得分与他们的冲动下注大小呈正相关。这些发现支持并补充了关于冲动性的文献以及控制赌博策略的研究，并对消费者，监管者和治疗/帮助提供者具有影响。参与者的问题赌博严重性指数得分与他们的冲动下注大小呈正相关。这些发现支持并补充了关于冲动性的文献以及控制赌博策略的研究，并对消费者，监管者和治疗/帮助提供者具有影响。参与者的问题赌博严重性指数得分与他们的冲动下注大小呈正相关。这些发现支持并补充了关于冲动性的文献以及控制赌博策略的研究，并对消费者，监管者和治疗/帮助提供者具有影响。