Derek Bogenreif Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Smokers,,Pathological Gambling,,Escape, ,Positive Reinforcement
University of North Dakota, USA
Derek Bogenreif is currently working in University of North Dakota, USA. also interested in different medical diseases and terminologies and also have keen interest in their treatment.
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Author(s): Jeffrey N. Weatherly and Derek Bogenreif
Measuring the Contingencies Maintaining Gambling Behavior in a Sample of Non, Light, and Heavy Smokers
Previous research suggests that there is a relationship between smoking and problem/pathological gambling. Research has also linked gambling problems to the contingency of escape. The present study had 45 nonsmokers, 49 light smokers, and 29 heavy smokers from the United States complete the South Oaks Gambling Screen, Problem Gambling Severity Index, and Gambling Functional Assessment – Revised. Results showed that level of smoking was related to the display of gambling problems, but the relationship was not linear. Endorsing gambling as an escape varied significant... view moreĀ»