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The relationship of gambling goals and loss/win conditions to chasing behavior during slot machine play
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The relationship of gambling goals and loss/win conditions to chasing behavior during slot machine play
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Lister
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James
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1980-
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James Lister
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Kathleen J
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Huang
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Chien-Chung
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Chien-Chung Huang
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Wohl
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Michael J.A.
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Michael J.A. Wohl
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - New Brunswick
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2014
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The influence of decision-making processes on risky forms of gambling behavior has been relatively unexplored. One of these processes, goal setting, may be of particular relevance, because many gamblers cite winning money as a primary motivating force for play. This dissertation explored the relationship of goal setting (subjective and objective forms) to chasing behavior. In addition, this study examined for differences in response to loss/win conditions, as well as demographic and dispositional variables. To test this hypothesis, a sample of university students was recruited (N = 121), all of who completed a survey battery and gambled on a virtual reality slot machine. All participants were provided with $20 with which to gamble, played the slots for 30 spins (roughly 5 minutes), and then were provided with an opportunity to continue or discontinue play. The decision to continue play and the number of subsequent chasing spins were the two dependent measures of interest. Males reported higher subjective goals, were more likely to decide to chase, and chased for more spins. Separate multiple logistic and multiple linear regressions were conducted to predict decision to chase and the number of chasing spins among the overall sample and by separate gender analyses. Among the overall sample, male status, degree of subjective goals, and the degree of problem gambling severity were all positively related to decision to chase and chasing spins in preliminary analyses; only male gender remained a significant predictor in both multivariate analyses. Among the female subsample, the degree of subjective goals predicted both forms of chasing behavior in preliminary and multivariate analyses, while problem gambling severity predicted decision to chase in preliminary analyses. Among the male subsample, there were no significant predictors for decision to chase or the number of chasing spins. These results demonstrate that subjective goals may play an important role in chasing behavior, particularly as a discriminating factor among females. The influence of objective goals and loss/win conditions failed to demonstrate relationships with chasing behavior. Implications for responsible gambling, social work policy and practice, and directions for future research will be discussed.
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xiii, 172 p. : ill.
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Ph.D.
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Includes bibliographical references
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by James Lister
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Gambling
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Compulsive gambling
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Gamblers--Psychology
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Gamblers--Psychological testing
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ETD doctoral
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2014-01-03 18:24:02
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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