Introduction
Method
Participants
Design
Measures
Procedure
Condition | Length | Instructions |
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Adaptation | 3 min | Please relax. You will hear my voice instructing you throughout this assessment. |
Baseline 1 | 2 min | Please sit quietly and relax as you listen to the music. You may close your eyes if you like. |
Subjective ratings 1 | 30 s | On a scale from 0 to 10: • How relaxed are you feeling right now? • How excited are you feeling right now? • How strong is your urge to gamble right now? |
Gambling scenario 1 | 2 min | While directing your attention to the screen in front of you, please visualize the following scene as vividly as you can. |
Subjective ratings 2 | 20 s | On a scale from 0 to 10: • How excited are you feeling right now? • How strong is your urge to gamble right now? |
Baseline 2 | 2 min | Please sit quietly and relax as you listen to the music. You may close your eyes if you like. |
Gambling scenario 2 | 2 min | While directing your attention to the screen in front of you, please visualize the following scene as vividly as you can. |
Subjective ratings 3 | 20 s | On a scale from 0 to 10: • How excited are you feeling right now? • How strong is your urge to gamble right now? |
Baseline 3 | 2 min | Please sit quietly and relax as you listen to the music. You may close your eyes if you like. |
Rollercoaster scene | 2 min | While directing your attention to the screen in front of you, please visualize the following scene as vividly as you can. |
Subjective ratings 4 | 20 s | On a scale from 0 to 10: • How excited are you feeling right now? • How strong is your urge to gamble right now? |
End of assessment | 20 s | Thank you. The assessment is now complete. You may now remove the headphones and the heart rate monitor. |
Results
Preliminary Analyses
Descriptive Information
Cue Reactivity Analyses
Condition | Active (n = 21) | Abstinent (n = 21) | Social (n = 21) | |||
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M
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SD
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M
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SD
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M
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SD
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Heart rate | ||||||
Win scenario | 4.8a
| 3.46 | 6.2a
| 4.73 | 6.2a
| 5.22 |
Lose scenario | 4.3a
| 3.62 | 5.9a
| 5.35 | 5.4a
| 4.61 |
Rollercoaster scenario | 4.9a
| 4.44 | 7.7a
| 5.26 | 6.2a
| 4.77 |
Subjective excitement | ||||||
Win scenario | 6.1a
| 2.77 | 4.3a
| 2.22 | 5.4a
| 2.46 |
Lose scenario | 3.4b
| 3.39 | 3.7a
| 2.65 | 3.7b
| 2.22 |
Rollercoaster scenario | 5.9a
| 2.49 | 5.1a
| 2.03 | 5.6a
| 2.99 |
Condition | Active (n = 21) | Abstinent (n = 21) | Social (n = 21) | |||
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M
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SD
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M
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SD
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M
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SD
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Urge to gamble: | ||||||
Win scenario | 6.0a
| 3.07 | 2.5a
| 3.20 | 3.6a
| 3.27 |
Lose scenario | 3.3b
| 2.70 | 1.7a,b
| 2.37 | 2.2b
| 2.79 |
Rollercoaster scenario | 4.5c
| 2.99 | 1.5b
| 2.25 | 2.2b
| 2.57 |