Abstract
Recent research suggests that there is a potentially strong relationship between gambling as a means of escape and the presence of pathological gambling. The goal of the present study was to establish whether there was a correlation between endorsing gambling as a means of escape and how participants played video poker in a laboratory setting. Forty eight participants completed several questionnaires and then played video poker. Results demonstrated that endorsement of gambling as a means of escape, as measured by the Gambling Functional Assessment (Dixon & Johnson, 2007), was significantly positively correlated with number of credits risked during video-poker play. It was not, however, correlated with number of hands played or number of errors made. The results therefore support the idea that escape and gambling have a unique relationship and suggest that this relationship may display itself as increased risk taking.
Recommended Citation
Weatherly, Jeffrey N.; Montes, Kevin S.; and Christopher, Danielle M.
(2010)
"Investigating the Relationship Between Escape and Gambling Behavior,"
Analysis of Gambling Behavior: Vol. 4:
Iss.
2, Article 1.
Available at:
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/agb/vol4/iss2/1
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