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Article Dans Une Revue Behavioral Sciences Année : 2023

Gambling and Aging: An Overview of a Risky Behavior

Céline Lemercier
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Céline Bonnaire
Isabelle Giroux
Jacques Py
Isabelle Varescon
Valérie Le Floch
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Résumé

Gambling is a field of study that has grown since the 2000s. Much research has focused on adolescents and youth as a vulnerable population. The rate of aging gamblers is increasing; however, evidence-based knowledge of this population is still too sparse. After introducing the issue (1), this article provides a narrative review of older adults’ gambling through three sections: (2) older adult gamblers (age, characteristics, and motivations), (3) gambling as a risky decision-making situation, and (4) gambling disorder related to older adults. By drawing on the existing literature from a problematization perspective, this type of review can highlight complex and original research topics and provoke thought and controversy to generate avenues for future research. This narrative review provides an overview of the existing literature on gambling among older adults and offers perspectives on how aging can affect decision-making and thus gambling for this population. Older adults are a specific population, not only in terms of the consequences of gambling disorders but also in terms of the motivations and cognitions underlying gambling behaviors. Studies on behavioral science focusing on decision-making in older adults could help in the development of public policy in terms of targeted prevention.

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hal-04107430 , version 1 (26-05-2023)

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Maylis Fontaine, Céline Lemercier, Céline Bonnaire, Isabelle Giroux, Jacques Py, et al.. Gambling and Aging: An Overview of a Risky Behavior. Behavioral Sciences, 2023, 13 (6), pp.437. ⟨10.3390/bs13060437⟩. ⟨hal-04107430⟩
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