Type of musical soundtrack affects behavior in gambling
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Type = Article
Cím:
Type of musical soundtrack affects behavior in gambling
Létrehozó:
Mentzoni, Rune A.
Laberg, Jon Christian
Brunborg, Geir Scott
Molde, Helge
Pallesen, StĂĄle
Kiadó:
Akadémiai Kiadó, co-published with Springer Science+Business Media B.V., Formerly Kluwer Academic Publishers B.V.
Dátum:
2014
Téma:
BF Psychology / lélektan
Tartalmi leírás:
Abstract
Background and aims
A long existing notion is that the presence of music might affect gambling behavior. In spite of this, little empirical research on the subject exists. The main aim of the present study was to corroborate and elaborate on the existing findings concerning gambling and music through a laboratory based experiment.
Methods
A nonclinical sample of 101 undergraduate students (72 females, 29 males) played a computerized gambling task in which either a high-tempo or a low-tempo musical soundtrack was present. Persistence in gambling, reaction time and evaluation of the game comprised the outcome variables.
Results
Low-tempo music was associated with increased gambling persistence in terms of overall number of bets placed, whereas high-tempo music was associated with intensified gambling in terms of faster reaction time per placed bet. Type of soundtrack was not associated with game evaluation.
Discussion
Our findings add to the existing knowledge by showing that both low-tempo and high-tempo music can be associated with more risky gambling behavior, the former by increasing gambling persistence and the latter by reducing reaction time for bets placed.
Conclusions
In sum, the existing studies provide compelling evidence that music can affect various aspects of gambling behavior. These findings may have clinical implications by educating gamblers on the effects of structural mechanisms in gambling on behavior.
Nyelv:
magyar
Típus:
Article
PeerReviewed
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Formátum:
text
Azonosító:
Mentzoni, Rune A. and Laberg, Jon Christian and Brunborg, Geir Scott and Molde, Helge and Pallesen, StĂĄle (2014) Type of musical soundtrack affects behavior in gambling. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 3 (2). pp. 102-106. ISSN 2062-5871
Kapcsolat:
https://doi.org/10.1556/JBA.3.2014.006