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An experiment on the social facilitation of gambling behaviorMatthew Justus Rockloff
Department of Psychology and Sociology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, 4702, Australia
J Gambl Stud 23:1-12. 2007..Persons who received both sight and sound information, including winning bells and instant messages regarding the wins of other (fake) players, placed more bets and lost more money compared to the other conditions with less information...
Validation of the Consumption Screen for Problem Gambling (CSPG)Matthew J Rockloff
Institute for Health and Social Science Research, Central Queensland University, Bundaberg, Qld 4670, Australia
J Gambl Stud 28:207-16. 2012..The current study suggests that the CSPG, a brief consumption-based measure for gambling products, can quickly and accurately identify people who are likely to be experiencing gambling problems...
Validation of a one item screen for problem gamblingMatthew J Rockloff
Institute for Health and Social Science Research, Central Queensland University, Bundaberg, QLD, 4670, Australia
J Gambl Stud 27:701-7. 2011..Nevertheless, the current study casts doubt on the ability or willingness of people with severe gambling problems to self-diagnose their behavior as problematic...
The social contagion of gambling: how venue size contributes to player lossesMatthew J Rockloff
Institute for Health and Social Science Research, Central Queensland University, Bundaberg, Qld 4670, Australia
J Gambl Stud 27:487-97. 2011..05). In contrast, bet-size was slightly lower with larger crowds. The results suggest that gambling venues with more players tend to increase gambling persistence and contribute to greater long term monetary losses...
Audience influence on EGM gambling: the protective effects of having others watch you playMatthew J Rockloff
Institute for Health and Social Science Research, Central Queensland University, Bundaberg, Qld 4670, Australia
J Gambl Stud 27:443-51. 2011..Moreover, final payouts were greater in the audience conditions compared to the control, further suggesting that an audience may be a protective factor limiting player losses...
Gambling on electronic gaming machines is an escape from negative self reflectionMatthew J Rockloff
Institute for Health and Social Science Research, Central Queensland University, Bundaberg, Qld 4670, Australia
J Gambl Stud 27:63-72. 2011..The experiment supports the proposition that EGM gambling behavior is motivated by escape from negative self reflection...
Never smile at a crocodile: betting on electronic gaming machines is intensified by reptile-induced arousalMatthew J Rockloff
Institute for Health and Social Science Research, CQUniversity, Bundaberg, QLD, 4670, Australia
J Gambl Stud 26:571-81. 2010..The results suggest that high arousal can intensify gambling in at-risk players, but only if this feeling state is not perceived as a negative emotion...
Full of sound and fury, signifying something: the impact of autonomic arousal on EGM gamblingMatthew Justus Rockloff
Department of Psychology and Sociology, Central Queensland University, Bundaberg, QLD, 4670, Australia
J Gambl Stud 23:457-65. 2007..Gamblers with many problems may interpret their arousal as a sign that they will soon lose money, while gamblers with few or no problems may associate feelings of arousal exclusively with winning...
The Four Es 1-year later: a tool for predicting the development of gambling problemsMatthew J Rockloff
Department of Psychology and Sociology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland, 4702, Australia
J Gambl Stud 23:467-78. 2007..70 and a Cronbach's alpha reliability of alpha = .90 and .92 in the original and follow-up interviews, respectively...
The four Es of problem gambling: a psychological measure of riskMatthew J Rockloff
Department of Psychology and Sociology, Central Queensland University, 4702, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
J Gambl Stud 22:101-20. 2006..The new scale can provide a basis for further study in harm minimization, treatment, and theory development...
Factor analysis of barriers to treatment for problem gamblingMatthew J Rockloff
Department of Psychology and Sociology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland 4702, Australia
J Gambl Stud 20:121-6. 2004..In addition to the above concerns, older persons more often negatively judged the treatment seeker. In contrast, educated respondents had generally more positive attitudes towards problem gamblers and treatment seeking...
