April 4, 2012 at 5:36 am
#823162
Inactive
Yes, it’s a toy study to be sure – there isn’t any conclusion to be made. Its like throwing in the line for funding and there is the matter of keeping your publication count up. I’m really not as cynical as I sound.
Googled the study author.
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Her funded research focuses on comprehensive multilevel models of determinants of addictive behaviours, dependence and co morbidity.
@JillO 238161 wrote:
Touche, bingoadvantage… Also, it could have to do with the the variable of only 111 online gamblers were analyzed… As Boy Mitchell mentioned earlier, with such a small sampling, it’s hard to determine if the findings can truly be accurate.