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Journal of Gambling Studies
Published in: Journal of Gambling Studies 4/2015

01-12-2015 | Original Paper

An Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between Digit Ratio, Illusion of Control, and Risk-Taking Behavior Among Chinese College Students

Authors: Desmond Lam, Bernadete Ozorio

Published in: Journal of Gambling Studies | Issue 4/2015

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Abstract

Previous studies on the relationship between digit ratio and risk-taking mainly focused on western subjects. Moreover, no researcher has examined the concurrent effect of digit ratio and illusion of control on gambling behavior. This exploratory study investigates the relationship between digit ratio, illusion of control and risk-taking behavior of Chinese subjects. Sixty-six students from a Chinese university were invited to answer a questionnaire and play a purposefully-designed betting game. The results show that the subjects’ risk-taking level, measured in terms of average betting amount, is negatively correlated to their digit ratio but not to their illusion of control score. Moreover, there is no significant association between the subjects’ digit ratio and illusion of control score. These preliminary findings will have useful implications to gaming regulators and businesses.
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Metadata
Title
An Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between Digit Ratio, Illusion of Control, and Risk-Taking Behavior Among Chinese College Students
Authors
Desmond Lam
Bernadete Ozorio
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Gambling Studies / Issue 4/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3602
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-014-9502-1

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