TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk factors for problematic gambling
T2 - A critical literature review
AU - Johansson, Agneta
AU - Grant, Jon E.
AU - Kim, Suck W
AU - Odlaug, Brian L.
AU - Götestam, K. Gunnar
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements This research was supported in part by a Career Development Award (JEG-K23 MH069754-01A1).
PY - 2009/3
Y1 - 2009/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Experimental studies
KW - Pathological gambling
KW - Risk factors
KW - Significance
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U2 - 10.1007/s10899-008-9088-6
DO - 10.1007/s10899-008-9088-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 18392670
AN - SCOPUS:59849091845
SN - 1050-5350
VL - 25
SP - 67
EP - 92
JO - Journal of gambling studies
JF - Journal of gambling studies
IS - 1
ER -