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| Title |
Evolutionary and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Gambling
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Gambling Studies, December 2004
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10899-004-4579-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Peter B. Gray |
| Abstract |
Few attempts have been made to incorporate evolutionary and cross-cultural perspectives on gambling. This paper begins with the assumption that gambling represents a risky endeavor undertaken for the purpose of winning stakes. This assumption leads to the derivation from evolutionary theory of two hypotheses concerning the socio-demographic characteristics of gamblers: (1) gambling should be over-represented among males, and (2) among young adults. To test these hypotheses, data are drawn from three sources. A cross-cultural sample of 60 societies reveals that males are more often identified as gamblers than females, and these results do not appear to reflect reporting biases. The data are insufficient to enable conclusions about age patterns associated with gambling within this cross-cultural sample. Nationally representative studies of problem and pathological gamblers drawn from seven nation states show that such gamblers tend to be over-represented by young males, as predicted. Lastly, available demographic data on casino gambling hint at sex differences in the games played and the stakes wagered, but require further research for robust conclusions to be drawn. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 56 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 53 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 18% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 16% |
| Professor | 7 | 13% |
| Researcher | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 18% |
| Unknown | 10 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 19 | 34% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 13% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 14 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 April 2013.
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#4,370,146
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Outputs from Journal of Gambling Studies
#210
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#15,252
of 151,957 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Gambling Studies
#2
of 4 outputs
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