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- Title
Risk Factors for Problematic Gambling: A Critical Literature Review.
- Authors
Johansson, Agneta; Grant, Jon E.; Won Kim, Suck; Odlaug, Brian L.; Götestam, K. Gunnar
- Abstract
This article is a critical review of risk factors for pathological gambling categorized by demographics, physiological and biological factors, cognitive distortions, comorbidity and concurrent symptoms, and personality symptoms and characteristics. There is also a varia section (availability, parents playing, sensory characteristics, schedules of reinforcement, age of onset, and playing duration). The review found very few well established risk factors for pathological gambling (i.e. more than two studies to support the conclusions). Well established risk factors included demographic variables (age, gender), cognitive distortions (erroneous perceptions, illusion of control), sensory characteristics, schedules of reinforcement, comorbid disorders (OCD, drug abuse), and delinquency/illegal acts. An understanding of risk factors for pathological gambling should enhance prevention and treatment approaches.
- Subjects
COMPULSIVE gambling; GAMBLING; DEMOGRAPHIC surveys; LITERATURE reviews; GAMBLER psychology; COMORBIDITY; PREVENTION
- Publication
Journal of Gambling Studies, 2009, Vol 25, Issue 1, p67
- ISSN
1050-5350
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10899-008-9088-6