Experiencing a significant win and its sociodemographic and motivational predictors: A comparative analysis of pure-chance gamblers from Poland and France

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 11; p. e0277972
• Main Authors: Lelonek-Kuleta, Bernadeta, Bartczuk, Rafał P, Tovar, Marie-Line, Benoit, Emmanuel, Costes, Jean-Michel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 21.11.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; Cognition; Comparative analysis; Compulsive gambling; Gamblers; Gambling; Gambling - psychology; Gaming machines; Health aspects; Humans; Impulsivity; Laboratories; Lotteries; Medicine and Health Sciences; Motivation; People and places; Personal information; Poland; Prevention; Psychological aspects; Quality of life; Regression analysis; Regression models; Risk factors; Social aspects; Social Sciences; Socioeconomic factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Poland; France

Research on the relationship between wins and gambling behavior often focuses on winning considerably large amounts of money. It seems, however, that it is not the amount of the win, but the significance that the player assigns to the win, that exerts a decisive influence on gambling behavior. There...