The effects of near wins and near losses on self-perceived personal luck and subsequent gambling behavior

By Michael J. A. Wohl, M. Enzle. 2003

127 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Economics and Econometrics, General Decision Sciences

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In Clinical Psychology

1. Robert J. Williams

In Economics and Econometrics

1. Steven J. Sherman
2. Robert J. Williams

In General Decision Sciences

1. Steven J. Sherman
2. Robert J. Williams
3. John V. Petrocelli

Citations in the corpus

• God and the government: testing a compensatory control mechanism for the support of external systems. (2008, unknown): “…both situationally and chronically, between and within cultures (e.g., Burger, 1989; Burger & Cooper, 1979; Ji, Peng, & Nisbett, 2000; Dweck & Leggett, 1988; Pepitone & Saffiotti, 1997; Rodin, Rennert, & Solomon, 1980; Sethi & Lepper, 1998; Weisz, Rothbaum, & Blackburn, 1984; Wohl & Enzle, 2003).”
• Prevention of Problem Gambling: A Comprehensive Review of the Evidence (2008, background): “Wohl and Enzle (2003) found that wagers following a near loss were significantly higher in subsequent games of laboratory-based, computerized roulette play.”
• Event detail and confidence in gambling: The role of counterfactual thought reactions (2010, background): “Thus, they will continue to make the same kinds of losing decisions with far more confidence than is warranted (see also: Dillon & Tinsley, 2008; Wohl & Enzle, 2003).”