Investigating Flow State and Cardiac Pre-ejection Period During Electronic Gaming Machine Use.

ABSTRACT: Flow activities (e.g. sports and gaming) have been associated with positive affect and prolonged engagement. In the gambling field, modern electronic gaming machines (EGMs, including modern slot machines) have drawn concern as a potentially flow-inducing activity that may be associated with gambling-related harms. Current research has heavily relied on self-reported flow, and further insights may be afforded by physiological methods. We present data from three separate experiments in which self-reported gambling flow and cardiac pre-ejection period (PEP; a measure of sympathetic nervous system arousal) were examined. Male undergraduate participants gambled on a genuine EGM in a laboratory setting for a period of at least 15 min, and completed the Flow subscale of the game experience questi

SUBMITTER: Murch WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7055358 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature