Langer's illusion of control and the cognitive model of disordered gambling

Luke Clark^{1

2}, Michael J A Wohl^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Gambling Research at UBC, Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
² Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
³ Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Mental Health and Well-being Research and Training Hub, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Luke Clark et al. Addiction. 2022 Apr.

. 2022 Apr;117(4):1146-1151.

doi: 10.1111/add.15649. Epub 2021 Sep 8.

Luke Clark^{1

2}, Michael J A Wohl^{3

4}

¹ Centre for Gambling Research at UBC, Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
² Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
³ Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Mental Health and Well-being Research and Training Hub, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: Cognitive distortions; decision-making; gambling disorder.

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