Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37294396›Full record

Trial reportJournal of gambling studies2023

Contrasting the Effects of Alcohol and Alcohol Expectancies on Gambling Behavior.

Damon Lipinski, Tori L Horn, James P Whelan, Rory A Pfund

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Trial report in Journal of gambling studies, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Damon LipinskiUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Fayetteville, USA.
Tori L HornThe University of Memphis, Psychology Building, Memphis, TN, 38111, USA. thorn@memphis.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6445-4146
James P WhelanThe University of Memphis, Psychology Building, Memphis, TN, 38111, USA.
Rory A PfundThe University of Memphis, Psychology Building, Memphis, TN, 38111, USA.
University of Memphis · USUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · US

Funding

Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The influence of alcohol on risk-taking may be through both pharmacological action and individual expectancies. A recent meta-analysis highlighted the need for evidence about the precise role of alcohol expectations on individuals' gambling behavior while under the influence of alcohol and a need to understand what specific gambling behaviors are influenced. This laboratory study investigated the effects of alcohol consumption and alcohol expectancies on gambling behavior in a sample of young adult men. Thirty-nine participants were randomly assigned to one of three experimental conditions in which they consumed alcohol, alcohol-placebo, or no-alcohol beverages and then played a computerized roulette game. The roulette game provided each participant with the same pattern of wins and losses and recorded gambling behavior including wagers made, number of spins, and final dollar amount remaining. Significant main effects were found between conditions on total number of spins with the alcohol and alcohol-placebo groups gambling significantly more than the no-alcohol group. The alcohol and alcohol-placebo groups were not statistically different. These findings support that individuals' expectations play an important role in understanding the effects of alcohol consumption on gambling; this effect may be primarily associated with persistence in wagering.

Indexed as

GamblingAlcohol DrinkingEthanolHumansMaleYoung AdultEthanolAlcoholExpectanciesGamblingPlacebo

Identifiers

PMID37294396
OpenAlexW4379966977

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