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The relationship between pathological gambling and sensation seeking: the role of subscale scores.

Abstract
Research investigating the relationship between gambling and sensation seeking has yet to establish conclusively whether pathological gamblers (PGs) are more or less sensation seeking than nonpathological gamblers (NPGs). Sensation seeking is usually measured with the Zuckerman et al. (J Consult Clin Psychol 46:139-149, 1978) SS Scale form V (SSS-V). Whereas previous studies relied on the SSS-V total score, the current study uses two samples to demonstrate the importance of the SSS-V subscales, which include Thrill and Adventure Seeking (TA), Experience Seeking (ES), Disinhibition (DS), and Boredom Susceptibility (BS). In two samples, strong intrascale correlations between DS and BS, and between TA and ES, suggest that certain subscales reflect similar underlying characteristics. In both samples PGs displayed higher scores than NPGs on the DS and BS subscales, with mean differences in Sample 2 reaching significant levels for both DS and BS. Results support the notion that the SSS-V can be divided into concepts reflecting actual behavior, based on the DS and BS subscales, and hypothetical behavior, based on the TA and ES subscales. Furthermore, PGs appear to have a preference for the more behavioral subscales while NPGs show a preference for the more hypothetical subscales. Reasons for the subscale divisions and preferences are discussed.
AuthorsErica E Fortune, Adam S Goodie
JournalJournal of gambling studies (J Gambl Stud) Vol. 26 Issue 3 Pg. 331-46 (Sep 2010) ISSN: 1573-3602 [Electronic] United States
PMID19943092 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Arousal
  • Behavior, Addictive (psychology)
  • Choice Behavior
  • Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders (diagnosis)
  • Female
  • Gambling (psychology)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pleasure
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Risk-Taking
  • Self Efficacy
  • Students (psychology)
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Young Adult

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