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Coventry, Kenny R. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2591-7723 and Brown, R. Iain F.
(1993)
Sensation seeking, gambling and gambling addictions.
Addiction, 88 (4).
pp. 541-554.
ISSN 0965-2140
Abstract
Male off-course bettors were assessed using: the Sensation-Seeking Scale (SSS) Form V, two measures of subjective arousal while betting, and questions concerning chasing, preferences for gambling activities and other aspects of betting behaviour. The SSS was also administered to a random sample of the male general population of Glasgow, together with questions concerning preferences for gambling activities to allow comparison between regular gamblers and the general population. In comparison with the general population and with non-gamblers, off-course bettors scored lower on SSS; gamblers preferring the casino and/or the race-track scored higher on SSS; gamblers betting on many different forms scored higher on SSS. A further analysis produced a cluster of variables among off-course betters associated with impaired control of gambling, among which both SSS scores and chasing were prominent features.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Social Work and Psychology (former - to 2012) Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Cognition, Action and Perception |
| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 18 May 2016 12:00 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2022 04:13 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/58837 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1993.tb02061.x |
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