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Sensation seeking in a French population of pathological gamblers: comparison with regular and nongamblers (2004)
Auteur(s) :
BONNAIRE, C. ;
LEJOYEUX, M. ;
DARDENNES, R.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
1361-1371
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Addictions sans produit / Addictions without drug
Discipline :
PSY (Psychopathologie / Psychopathology)
Thésaurus géographique
FRANCE
Thésaurus mots-clés
JEU PATHOLOGIQUE
;
RECHERCHE DE SENSATION
;
COMPARAISON
;
JEUX D'ARGENT ET DE HASARD
;
CLASSIFICATION
Résumé :
To test the hypothesis that pathological gamblers in the French general population who play games available in cafes score lower on sensation seeking than regular and nongamblers, the Zuckerman's Sensation Seeking Scale was administered to 57 diagnosed pathological gamblers, 40 regular gamblers, and a control group of 97 nongamblers. Whereas pathological gamblers did not obtain a significantly lower Sensation Seeking mean than the regular and nongamblers groups, analysis indicated that those pathological gamblers seek different and multiple forms of games to reduce boredom, but they do not necessarily seek excitement-generating activities. One possible interpretation is that the types of games investigated in this study are "passive" forms of games that required low involvement from the gamblers.
Affiliation :
Institute of Psychology, University Paris V, France
Cote :
A00127