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ArticleScientific reports2022

No effect of short term exposure to gambling like reward systems on post game risk taking.

Nicholas J D'Amico, Aaron Drummond, Kristy de Salas, Ian Lewis, Callan Waugh, Breanna Bannister, James D Sauer

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nicholas J D'AmicoSchool of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
Aaron DrummondSchool of Psychology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Kristy de SalasSchool of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
Ian LewisSchool of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
Callan WaughSchool of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
Breanna BannisterSchool of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
James D SauerSchool of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia. jim.sauer@utas.edu.au.
University of Tasmania · AUMassey University · NZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Is engaging with gambling-like video game rewards a risk factor for future gambling? Despite speculation, there are no direct experimental tests of this "gateway hypothesis". We test a mechanism that might support this pathway: the effects of engaging with gambling-like reward mechanisms on risk-taking. We tested the hypothesis that players exposed to gambling-like rewards (i.e., randomised rewards delivered via a loot box) would show increased risk-taking compared to players in fixed and no reward control conditions. 153 participants (M

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Behavior, AddictiveGamblingVideo GamesAdultBayes TheoremHumansReward

Identifiers

PMID36202911
PMCPMC9537418
OpenAlexW4302307532

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