Adolescent Gambling

Description

In this first book to address the issue of underage gambling, Mark Griffiths has carried out extensive research into why some adolescents get hooked on gambling, how they gamble and what can be done about it.

Contents

The psychology of gambling: an overview. Adolescent gambling: an overview. Preliminary studies of adolescent fruit machine gambling and fruit machine addiction. The observational analysis of adolescent fruit machine gambling. The role of cognitive bias and skill in fruit machine gambling. The role of arousal and subjective moods in the maintenance of fruit machine gambling. Qualitative accounts and case studies of adolescent fruit machine addiction. Fruit machine gambling: the importance of structural characteristics. The treatment of pathological gambling. Fruit machine gambling: a final overview.

Author Bio

Mark Griffiths is a Chartered Psychologist and Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Plymouth.

Related Subjects

1. Developmental Psychology
2. Addiction Disorders - Adult
3. Drugs & Addiction - Medical Soc