Buchanan, TW, McMullin, SD, Mulhauser, K et al. (2 more authors) (2020) Diurnal cortisol and decision making under risk in problem gambling. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 34 (1). pp. 218-229. ISSN 0893-164X
Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the influence of diurnal cortisol profile on decision making under risk in individuals with problem gambling and a healthy control group. We examined the relationship between diurnal cortisol, assessed over the course of 2 days, and a battery of tasks that assessed decision making under risk, including the Columbia Card Task and the Cups Task. Thirty individuals with problem gambling and 29 healthy individuals took part in the study. Those with problem gambling showed blunted diurnal cortisol and more risk taking behavior compared with those in the healthy control group. Blunted cortisol profile was associated with more risky behavior and less sensitivity to losing money in problem gambling. These findings suggest that blunted stress physiology plays a role in specific parameters of risky decision making in problem gambling.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | ©American Psychological Association, 2020. This paper is not the copy of record and may not exactly replicate the authoritative document published in the APA journal. Please do not copy or cite without author's permission. The final article is available, upon publication, at: https://doi.apa.org/doi/10.1037/adb0000474 |
Keywords: | gambling disorder, stress physiology, Columbia Card Task, Cups Task |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 16 Oct 2020 13:47 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2020 14:32 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Psychological Association (APA) |
Identification Number: | 10.1037/adb0000474 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:166692 |