Motivation and gambling involvement.
It is argued that motivation is a key determinant of gambling involvement. The hypothesis--that participants who exhibit a high self-determined motivational profile (i.e., engage in gambling for fun and have a sense of choice) will report a higher degree of involvement--was supported in a study conducted in Canada, with 245 gamblers who bet on horses. Also, the male participants were more involved in gambling than the female participants were.
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Research Laboratory on Social Behavior, University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada.
Vallerand
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Vallières
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D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D012737:Sex Factors