Jeffrey N. Weatherly | Author | SciTechnol

Jeffrey N. Weatherly Author

jeffrey.weatherly@email.und.edu (701) 777-3470 | (701) 777-34

Subjects of specialization
gambling behavior and discounting

Affiliation
Department of Psychology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8380, USA

Biography

Dr. Jeff Weatherly is a professor of psychology at University of North Dakota. Dr. Weatherly was awarded the UND Foundation/McDermott Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research or Creative Activity at the 2009 Founders Day Banquet. Dr. Weatherly was honored for his reputation as an outstanding researcher, while maintaining excellence in all other areas of his work, which recently, has included serving as chair of the Department of Psychology and as interim chair of the Department of Languages. Weatherly?s research focus is on the factors that contribute to gambing behavior..

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Measuring the Contingencies Maintaining Gambling Behavior in a Sample of Non, Light, and Heavy Smokers

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 more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-9005.1000108

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