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- Title
Gambling, Risk-Taking, and Antisocial Behavior: A Replication Study Supporting the Generality of Deviance.
- Authors
Mishra, Sandeep; Lalumière, Martin; Williams, Robert; Lalumière, Martin L; Williams, Robert J
- Abstract
Research suggests that high frequency gambling is a component of the "generality of deviance", which describes the observation that various forms of risky and antisocial behavior tend to co-occur among individuals. Furthermore, risky and antisocial behaviors have been associated with such personality traits as low self-control, and impulsivity, and sensation-seeking. We conducted a replication (and extension) of two previous studies examining whether high frequency gambling is part of the generality of deviance using a large and diverse community sample (n = 328). This study was conducted as a response to calls for more replication studies in the behavioral and psychological sciences (recent systematic efforts suggest that a significant proportion of psychology studies do not replicate). The results of the present study largely replicate those previously found, and in many cases, we observed stronger associations among measures of gambling, risk-taking, and antisocial behavior in this diverse sample. Together, this study provides evidence for the generality of deviance inclusive of gambling (and, some evidence for the replicability of research relating to gambling and individual differences).
- Subjects
GAMBLING behavior; DELINQUENT behavior; SELF-control; DEVIANT behavior; PERSONALITY
- Publication
Journal of Gambling Studies, 2017, Vol 33, Issue 1, p15
- ISSN
1050-5350
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1007/s10899-016-9608-8