Gambling and delaying rewards as a function of current mood

Bijou Yang; David Lester; Marcello Spinella

doi:10.2466/PR0.105.3.787-788

Gambling and delaying rewards as a function of current mood

Psychol Rep. 2009 Dec;105(3 Pt 1):787-8. doi: 10.2466/PR0.105.3.787-788.

Authors

Bijou Yang¹, David Lester, Marcello Spinella

Affiliation

¹ Drexel University, USA.

PMID: 20099539
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.105.3.787-788

Abstract

In a sample of 92 undergraduates, current mood was not associated with choosing to accept a delayed but larger reward or with gambling for a larger reward.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Affect*
Decision Making*
Female
Gambling / psychology*
Humans
Male
Motivation*
Reward*
Risk-Taking
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult