Research has demonstrated the near-miss effect in adults. The near-miss effect, or "almost winning" outcome, that motivates gamblers to continue to gamble, due to their belief that a win will arrive soon. The near-miss effect has not yet been studied in children. The current study tested for the existence of the near-miss in ten children at the ages of 10 or younger. They were surveyed on a Likert-like scale while playing a arcade game with roulette-like traits. Results demonstrated that the children rated near-misses to be higher than a perceived total loss and less than a win. The study showed children displayed similar occurrences of the near-miss as adults, which becomes valuable for implementing interventions for prevention of gambling.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:siu.edu/oai:opensiuc.lib.siu.edu:theses-2287 |
| Date | 01 August 2013 |
| Creators | Geer, karry lee |
| Publisher | OpenSIUC |
| Source Sets | Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Theses |
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