Distorted Beliefs about Luck and Skill and Their Relation to Gambling Problems and Gambling Behavior in Dutch Gamblers

Distorted Beliefs about Luck and Skill and Their Relation to Gambling Problems and Gambling Behavior in Dutch Gamblers

Gamblers’ cognitive distortions are thought to be an important mechanism involved in the development and maintenance of problem gambling. The Gambling Cognitions Inventory (GCI) evaluates two categories of distortions: beliefs that one is lucky (i.e., “Luck/Chance”) and beliefs that one has special...

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Main Authors: Megan E. Cowie, Sherry H. Stewart, Joshua Salmon, Pam Collins, Mohammed Al-Hamdani, Marilisa Boffo, Elske Salemink, David de Jong, Ruby Smits, Reinout W. Wiers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
cognitive distortions
gambling behavior
gambling problems
luck
skill
measurement
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02245/full

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