Abstract
The purpose of study is to verify soldiers’ psychological pathways of gambling behaviors andthe protective factor role of parental attachment. Data from 193 active duty soldiers wereanalyzed to determine the moderated mediation effect of parental attachment. Study results areas follows. First, the mediation effect of gambling cognitions was found between perceivedgambling availability and gambling behaviors. Second, moderation effect of parental attachmentwas appeared between perceived gambling availability and gambling behaviors. Third, themoderated mediation effect of parental attachment was verified in the mediation relationship ofgambling cognitions between perceived gambling availability and gambling behaviors forsoldiers. Implications of the study and related directions of interventions were discussed.
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