Loss-chasing, alexithymia, and impulsivity in a gambling task: alexithymia as a precursor to loss-chasing behavior when gambling

Objective: To examine the relationship between loss-chasing, the propensity to continue gambling to recover from losses, alexithymia, a personality trait associated poor emotional processing and impulsivity, the tendency to act quickly without reflection or consideration of the consequences. Meth...

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Main Author: Bibby, Peter A.
Format: Article
Published: Frontiers Media 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32588/