The aim of this study was to explore if and which specific cognitive biases play a role in predicting pathological gambling or, on the contrary, they are consequences of gambling behaviors. We recruited for this study 343 participants, divided in two groups: I) 79 Pathological gamblers and II) 264 No problematic gamblers. Data were analyzed using a series of analyses of variance and linear regression analyses. Our results suggest the presence of a vicious circle where cognitive distortions and gambling behaviors affect each other in an articulate and complex way. The dynamics and implications of these results are discussed.
Cognitive distortions and gambling behaviors: which came firts? Analyzing the relationship between superstitious beliefs and pathological gambling
Ponti L
2018
Abstract
The aim of this study was to explore if and which specific cognitive biases play a role in predicting pathological gambling or, on the contrary, they are consequences of gambling behaviors. We recruited for this study 343 participants, divided in two groups: I) 79 Pathological gamblers and II) 264 No problematic gamblers. Data were analyzed using a series of analyses of variance and linear regression analyses. Our results suggest the presence of a vicious circle where cognitive distortions and gambling behaviors affect each other in an articulate and complex way. The dynamics and implications of these results are discussed.File in questo prodotto:
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