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01-06-2019 | Original Paper

Cognitive Control and Criminogenic Cognitions in South Asian Gamblers

Authors: Shameem Fatima, Muhammad Jamil, Alfredo Ardila

Published in: Journal of Gambling Studies | Issue 2/2019

Abstract

It has been suggested that criminogenic thinking is likely to be a correlate of gambling. The primary aim of the current study was to assess whether gamblers and non-gamblers differ on measures of cognitive control and criminogenic cognitions. The secondary aim was to assess the association between cognitive control and criminogenic cognitions amongst gamblers and non-gamblers. The sample included 159 male participants (78 gamblers and 81 non-gamblers) with an age range from 15 to 25 years (M = 20.07, SD = 2.77), recruited from different snooker clubs in Lahore, Pakistan. Participants were individually administered color word interference test (CWIT) taken from Delis Kaplan executive function system, Lie Bet Questionnaire, and Criminogenic Cognition Scale in order to assess cognitive control, gambling, and criminogenic thinking patterns respectively. Raw scores of completion time and number of errors on four conditions of CWIT were taken as the measures of cognitive control. Results from repeated measure ANOVA indicated that gamblers committed significantly more errors on cognitive control measure and scored significantly higher on two criminogenic cognition subscales including notion of entitlement and insensitivity to the impact of crime. Furthermore, age and education were also found to be significant covariates of specific criminogenic cognitions and cognitive control respectively. Results from correlational analyses showed that error measure, but not the time measure, of cognitive control was significantly and positively correlated with short term orientation, notion of entitlement, negative attitude toward authority, and insensitivity to the impact of crime. Implications of the findings are suggested along with future directions.

Snooker is a type of billiard which originated among British Army officers in India during nineteenth century. It uses 22 balls; players must strike the white ball (or "cue ball") to pot the remaining balls in the correct sequence, accumulating points for each pot. A game is won by the player who scores the most points. Habitual snooker players are those who usually or often play the game.

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Title: Cognitive Control and Criminogenic Cognitions in South Asian Gamblers
Authors: Shameem Fatima
Muhammad Jamil
Alfredo Ardila
Publication date: 01-06-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Gambling Studies / Issue 2/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3602
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-018-9805-8

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