Gambling Attitudes and Beliefs Predict Attentional Bias in Non-problem Gamblers
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Problem gambling has been identified as a public health concern in Australia, and a considerable proportion of regular gamblers may be at risk of developing gambling related problems. Attentional bias to salient cues has been observed in substance addictions, and to some extent, in problem gamblers. This bias appears to be indicative of an increase in sensitisation to salient cues as a result of continued reforcement of a related behaviour. To test for an attentional bias to gambling-related stimuli in non-problem gamblers, the relationships between gambling frequency, gambling attitudes and beliefs (GABS-23), and attentional bias were investigated. Participants (N = 38) viewed simultaneous pairs of gambling-related and neutral images and performed a dot probe task, during which their eye-movements were recorded. This enabled both direct and indirect measures of attentional bias to be obtained. Gambling frequency and GABS-23 scores predicted both direct and indirect measures of a bias in the maintenance of attention to gambling cues. No bias in attentional engagement was found. These results suggest that regular gamblers who have not yet developed any related problems show signs of sensitisation to gambling cues and may be at risk of progressing further towards problem gambling.
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Attentional bias towards gambling cues has been suggested to play a critical role in the transition from recreational to problem gambling.
“In turn, attentional bias towards gambling cues has been suggested to play a critical role in the transition from recreational to problem gambling (L. D. Grant & Bowling, 2015; van Holst et al., 2012).”
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- Authors
- Grant, L. D., & Bowling, A. C.
- Affiliations
- Southern Cross University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Bowling, Alison C.
- Venue
- Journal of Gambling Studies
- Published
- 2014-05-29
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1487-1503
- ISSN
- 1050-5350 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3602
- OpenAlex
- W1991454934
- Cited by
- 40
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 3.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Gambling Studies (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Cross Connect (Southern Cross University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Keywords
- attentional bias, gambling cues, gambling frequency, dot-probe task, eye movements, attentional engagement
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Attention, Australia, Cues, Female, Gambling, Humans, Male, Photic Stimulation, Psychomotor Performance, Reaction Time, Behavior, Addictive, Attentional Blink, Young Adult
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