24 December 2025 : Clinical Research
Relationship between Cryptocurrency Trading, Hopelessness, and Financial Well-Being: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Physicians
Süleyman Dönmezdil
ABCDEF 1*, Betül Uyar BDEF 2
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.951494
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e951494
Table 2 Multivariate linear regression models predicting Problematic Cryptocurrency Trading Scale score (N=300).
| Predictor | β (Unstd.) | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Model 1: Demographics | ||
| Age (years) | 0.32 | 0.04 |
| Male sex (vs Female) | 1.45 | 0.02 |
| Income (medium vs low) | −0.10 | 0.78 |
| Income (high vs low) | −0.20 | 0.59 |
| Years of practice | 0.05 | 0.44 |
| Model 2: Psychosocial | ||
| Hopelessness (BHS total) | 0.80 | 0.001 |
| Financial well–being (FWBS) | −0.03 | 0.067 |
| Model 2 R | 0.35 | 0.001 |
| BHS – Beck Hopelessness Scale; PCTS – Problematic Cryptocurrency Trading Scale; FWBS – Financial Well-Being Scale. In Model 2, the association of the FWBS with the PCTS (=0.067) did not reach conventional significance but suggests a borderline trend. All other nonsignificant predictors had >0.05. | ||