scholarly journals Influence of Social Interaction on Women College Students’ Electronic Gambling Machine Behaviour

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rory A. Pfund ◽  
Meredith K. Ginley ◽  
James P. Whelan ◽  
Samuel C. Peter ◽  
Briana S. Wynn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Gambling Behaviour ◽  
Recreational Gambling ◽  
Electronic Gambling Machines ◽  
Women College Students ◽  
Electronic Gambling ◽  
Over Time

Social influence affects college students’ gambling behaviours. However, few studies have experimentally investigated the influence of social interaction on college students’ gambling behaviour, and those studies that have yielded mixed findings. Women college students (n = 109) who endorsed recreational gambling behaviour were randomly assigned to gamble on electronic gambling machines (EGMs) in three conditions: warm social interaction from a confederate (i.e., initiating and maintaining conversation), cold social interaction from a confederate (i.e., refraining from initiating and maintaining conversation), or gambling alone. On average, participants in the warm social interaction condition placed significantly fewer spins and spent more time placing bets on the EGMs compared to the cold social interaction and no confederate conditions. When examining gambling behaviour over time, participants in the warm social interaction condition increased their bet size and the time between their bets over time compared to the cold interaction and no confederate conditions. These results suggest that interpersonal interactions significantly affect gambling behaviour. However, future research is needed to investigate these social processes in other forms of gambling and other gambling experiences.RésuméL’influence sociale affecte les comportements de jeu des étudiants collégiaux et universitaires. Cependant, peu d’études ont analysé de manière expérimentale l’influence de l’interaction sociale sur le comportement de jeu des étudiants, et les études ont donné des résultats mitigés. Les étudiantes (n = 109) qui ont adopté un comportement de jeu récréatif ont été affectées au hasard à des jeux électroniques en fonction d’une des trois conditions suivantes : avec interaction sociale amicale d’un camarade (c.-à-d., qui amorce et entretient la conversation), avec interaction sociale froide d’un camarade (qui s’abstient d’amorcer et d’entretenir la conversation) ou en solitaire. En moyenne, les participantes en condition d’interaction sociale amicale ont joué beaucoup moins de tours et ont consacré plus de temps à parier sur les appareils de jeu électroniques, comparées à ceux qui étaient en interaction sociale froide ou en solitaire. En examinant le comportement de jeu sur une période donnée, les participantes en condition d’interaction sociale amicale ont augmenté la taille des paris et la durée entre les paris par rapport à celles qui étaient dans une interaction sociale froide et en solitaire. Ces résultats font ressortir que les interactions interpersonnelles affectent de manière importante le comportement du jeu. Cependant, d’autres recherches doivent être effectuées pour analyser ces processus sociaux dans d’autres formes de jeux de hasard et d’autres expériences de jeu.

scholarly journals Influence of Social Interaction on Women College Students’ Electronic Gambling Machine Behaviour

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rory A. Pfund ◽  
Meredith K. Ginley ◽  
James P. Whelan ◽  
Samuel C. Peter ◽  
Briana S. Wynn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Gambling Behaviour ◽  
Recreational Gambling ◽  
Electronic Gambling Machines ◽  
Women College Students ◽  
Electronic Gambling ◽  
Over Time

Social influence affects college students’ gambling behaviours. However, few studies have experimentally investigated the influence of social interaction on college students’ gambling behaviour, and those studies that have yielded mixed findings. Women college students (n = 109) who endorsed recreational gambling behaviour were randomly assigned to gamble on electronic gambling machines (EGMs) in three conditions: warm social interaction from a confederate (i.e., initiating and maintaining conversation), cold social interaction from a confederate (i.e., refraining from initiating and maintaining conversation), or gambling alone. On average, participants in the warm social interaction condition placed significantly fewer spins and spent more time placing bets on the EGMs compared to the cold social interaction and no confederate conditions. When examining gambling behaviour over time, participants in the warm social interaction condition increased their bet size and the time between their bets over time compared to the cold interaction and no confederate conditions. These results suggest that interpersonal interactions significantly affect gambling behaviour. However, future research is needed to investigate these social processes in other forms of gambling and other gambling experiences.RésuméL’influence sociale affecte les comportements de jeu des étudiants collégiaux et universitaires. Cependant, peu d’études ont analysé de manière expérimentale l’influence de l’interaction sociale sur le comportement de jeu des étudiants, et les études ont donné des résultats mitigés. Les étudiantes (n = 109) qui ont adopté un comportement de jeu récréatif ont été affectées au hasard à des jeux électroniques en fonction d’une des trois conditions suivantes : avec interaction sociale amicale d’un camarade (c.-à-d., qui amorce et entretient la conversation), avec interaction sociale froide d’un camarade (qui s’abstient d’amorcer et d’entretenir la conversation) ou en solitaire. En moyenne, les participantes en condition d’interaction sociale amicale ont joué beaucoup moins de tours et ont consacré plus de temps à parier sur les appareils de jeu électroniques, comparées à ceux qui étaient en interaction sociale froide ou en solitaire. En examinant le comportement de jeu sur une période donnée, les participantes en condition d’interaction sociale amicale ont augmenté la taille des paris et la durée entre les paris par rapport à celles qui étaient dans une interaction sociale froide et en solitaire. Ces résultats font ressortir que les interactions interpersonnelles affectent de manière importante le comportement du jeu. Cependant, d’autres recherches doivent être effectuées pour analyser ces processus sociaux dans d’autres formes de jeux de hasard et d’autres expériences de jeu.

Personal Identity in College and the Work Context: Developmental Trajectories and Psychosocial Functioning

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 222-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koen Luyckx ◽  
Theo A. Klimstra ◽  
Seth J. Schwartz ◽  
Bart Duriez
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Personal Identity ◽  
Community Integration ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Identity Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Over Time

Personal identity formation represents a core developmental challenge for adolescents and young adults. Because much of the identity literature focuses on college students, it is necessary to conduct a detailed inquiry into the ways in which specific commitment and exploration processes develop over time for college students and for employed individuals. Two samples (456 college students and 318 employed individuals) were used to identify identity status trajectories over time and to examine external correlates of these trajectories (i.e. depressive symptoms, self–esteem, identity centrality, community integration, and sense of adulthood). Similar identity trajectories emerged in both college students and employed individuals. Four of these trajectories corresponded to Marcia's identity statuses. In addition, apart from the ‘classical’ or troubled diffusion trajectory, a carefree diffusion trajectory was also obtained. Whereas individuals on an identity–achieved pathway fared best in terms of the outcome measures, individuals in the troubled diffusion trajectory fared worst in terms of self–esteem, depressive symptoms, and community integration over time. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

scholarly journals Rationalization as a Dissonance Management Strategy among Electronic Gambling Machine Players

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-86
Author(s):  
Tara Hahmann ◽  
Eva Monson
Keyword(s):  
Management Strategy ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Gambling Behaviour ◽  
Gambling Problems ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Electronic Gambling Machines ◽  
Electronic Gambling ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Electronic Gambling Machine ◽  
Game Type

Erroneous gambling-related beliefs are well researched in light of their association with problem gambling, with some research suggesting these beliefs also serve as justifications for gambling behaviour. The process of justification (i.e., rationalization) can provide insights into how those who gamble resolve dissonance resulting from persistent loss in the gambling context. Using in-depth interviews of 43 participants who identified electronic gambling machines as their preferred game type and were either experiencing gambling problems or were at risk of developing a problem, this study details how dissonance is managed through rationalizations in line with the Dawson (1999) framework. This framework is based on research of religious groups surviving prophetic disconfirmation and is employed here to highlight the contextual and socio-cultural underpinnings of rationalizations along with their supernatural and pseudo-religious qualities. Rationalizations reflect broader socio-cultural beliefs around morality, work, speculation, perseverance, and the supernatural. Implications for treatment are discussed.

scholarly journals Structural characteristics of fixed-odds sports betting products

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Warren Stirling Newall ◽  
Alex M T Russell ◽  
Nerilee Hing
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Sports Betting ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Near Misses ◽  
Electronic Gambling Machines ◽  
Electronic Gambling

Background and aims: A literature exists on the structural characteristics of electronic gambling machines (EGMs), which are design innovations that can promote spending excessive time and money on these games. Fixed-odds sports betting products, where bettors place sports bets against a bookmaker, have also seen significant innovations in recent years. Despite some differences between these gambling products, similar structural characteristics could also be relevant to sports betting. The aim was to review previous research on contemporary fixed-odds sports betting products, and to identify whether structural characteristics from the EGM literature are also relevant to sports betting.Methods: Structural characteristics uncovered by two influential reviews of EGMs were identified, and their relevance to fixed-odds sports betting products discussed via a narrative review.Results: Structural characteristics of payout interval / potential betting frequency (in-play betting), multiplier potential (accumulators, complex bets, multis), win probability and payout ratio (all bets), bettor involvement (custom sports betting products, cash out), skill required (all bets), and near-misses (accumulators, complex bets, multis) were all identified in modern fixed-odds sports betting products.Discussion and conclusions: Fixed-odds sports betting products have increasingly incorporated structural characteristics previously found in EGMs. Future research could further assess the extent to which these structural characteristics contribute to fixed-odds sports bettors spending excessive amounts of time and money while betting. These findings can help guide further sports betting research, contribute to an improved understanding of the potential universality of gambling product design, and inform policy.

Swedish machine gamblers from an ethnographic perspective

2006 ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Lalander
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
The State ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Electronic Gambling Machines ◽  
Electronic Gambling ◽  
Ethnographic Analysis

This article presents an ethnographic analysis of the biggest money-maker in Swedish gambling, namely, the state-owned electronic gambling machines, called Jack Vegas machines. The focus is on (1) social dimensions of the game and (2) various gambler types that develop in the Jack Vegas environment. In the section about social dimensions, there is a discussion about social interaction between gamblers and between gamblers and staff/owners of restaurants with the machines. There is a kind of sociality in Jack Vegas environments, but also feelings of irritation and frustration among the players. The text discusses the gambling types developed by Sue Fisher and, to some degree, Robert Custer and relates them to the Swedish ethnographic findings. But the article develops new gambler types as well. The gambler types developed by previous researchers in academic and empirical contexts need to be revitalized and further developed in new gaming environments.

scholarly journals Structural characteristics of fixed-odds sports betting products

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip W. S. Newall ◽  
Alex M. T. Russell ◽  
Nerilee Hing
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Sports Betting ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Near Misses ◽  
Electronic Gambling Machines ◽  
Electronic Gambling

AbstractBackground and aimsA literature exists on the structural characteristics of electronic gambling machines (EGMs), which are design innovations that can promote spending excessive time and money on these games. Fixed-odds sports betting products, where bettors place sports bets against a bookmaker, have also seen significant innovations in recent years. Despite some differences between these gambling products, similar structural characteristics could also be relevant to sports betting. The aim was to review previous research on contemporary fixed-odds sports betting products, and to identify whether structural characteristics from the EGM literature are also relevant to sports betting.MethodsStructural characteristics uncovered by two influential reviews of EGMs were identified, and their relevance to fixed-odds sports betting products discussed via a narrative review.ResultsStructural characteristics of payout interval and potential betting frequency (in-play betting), multiplier potential (accumulators, complex bets, multis), win probability and payout ratio (all bets), bettor involvement (custom sports betting products, cash out), skill required (all bets), and near-misses (accumulators, complex bets, multis) were all identified in modern fixed-odds sports betting products.Discussion and conclusionsFixed-odds sports betting products have increasingly incorporated structural characteristics previously found in EGMs. Future research could further assess the extent to which these structural characteristics contribute to fixed-odds sports bettors spending excessive amounts of time and money while betting. These findings can help guide further sports betting research, contribute to an improved understanding of the potential universality of gambling product design, and inform policy.

scholarly journals Electronic gambling machines: Influence of a clock, a cash display, and a precommitment on gambling time

2009 ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Ladouceur ◽  
Serge Sévigny
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Responsible Gambling ◽  
Gambling Behaviour ◽  
Electronic Gambling Machines ◽  
Electronic Gambling ◽  
Gambling Activities

This study investigated the influence of three features of electronic gambling machines (clock, cash display, and precommitment on gambling time) on gambling behaviour. Participants gambled with their own money in their natural environment. Using behavioural and self-reported measures, the study found that a majority of players reported the cash display as being a helpful feature for controlling gambling activities, but neither the clock nor the precommitment on gambling time device as being helpful. The authors concluded that the clock and precommitment on gambling time device may not be instrumental in promoting responsible gambling.

scholarly journals Evaluating Potential Behavioral Mediators for Increasing Similarity in Friends’ Body Size among College Students

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene van Woerden ◽  
Daniel Hruschka ◽  
David R. Schaefer ◽  
Kimberly L. Fine ◽  
Meg Bruening
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Alcohol Intake ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Potential Candidate ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
First Year College ◽  
First Year College Students ◽  
Over Time

College students and their friends become more similar in weight status over time. However, it is unclear which mediators explain this relationship. Using validated survey measures of diet, physical activity, alcohol intake, sleep behaviors, mental health, and food security status, we take a comprehensive look at possible factors associated with excess weight gain that may explain friends’ convergence on body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, waist to hip ratio, and waist to height ratio over time. We use linear mixed models applied to a longitudinal dataset of first-year college students to examine whether these variables satisfy two criteria for potential candidate mediators of friends’ influence on anthropometrics—cross-sectional similarity among friends (n = 509) and longitudinal associations with increasing anthropometrics (n = 428). While friends were similar on some survey measures (such as dining hall use, home cooked meal consumption, fruit intake, alcohol intake, hours of sleep, and stress). Only dining hall use and stress emerged as potential explanations for why friends’ BMI and anthropometric change may be similar. Given that only a few variables satisfied the two criteria as potential mediators, future research may need to consider alternative measurement approaches, including real-time assessments, objective measurements, and alternative factors causing the convergence of friends’ and college students’ body size over time.

A Study on the Women College Students' Differences in the Perception of Hair Styling Damage and the Use of Damaged Care Products

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-88
Author(s):  
So-Hyun Lim ◽  
◽  
Yoo-Kyung Kim ◽  
Jin-I Woo ◽  
Ji-Ye Park
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Women College Students ◽  
Hair Styling

An Epidemiologic Study on the Correlation Between Salt Threshold, Academic Test Marks, Biochemical Data, Number of Complaints, and Personality in Women College Students

1986 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 351-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunihiro Sakamoto ◽  
Fumiko Takao ◽  
Sachiko Yoshimoto ◽  
Shingo Katsuno ◽  
Takamaro Matsuura
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Epidemiologic Study ◽  
Biochemical Data ◽  
Women College Students ◽  
Academic Test
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