The deal on testosterone responses to poker comptetition

Authors

Eric T. Steiner, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Kimberly A. Barchard, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Marta Meana, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Freidun Hadi, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Peter B. Gray, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2010

Publication Title

Current Psychology

Volume

29

Issue

1

First page number:

45

Last page number:

51

Abstract

The following study investigated the effect of poker competition on testosterone (T) responses. Thirty-two participants played one-on-one poker in a lab on campus. Saliva samples were obtained before and after the poker games. On average, participants produced a significant increase in T during the competition, with no difference between winners and losers. This study is the first of its kind to examine T responses in a gambling competition. Possible implications for destructive gambling behaviors are discussed.

Keywords

Competition (Psychology); Gamblers--Psychology; Gambling; Poker--Psychological aspects; Testosterone

Disciplines

Community-Based Research | Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism | Psychiatry and Psychology | Psychology

Language

English

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Repository Citation

Steiner, E. T., Barchard, K. A., Meana, M., Hadi, F., Gray, P. B. (2010). The deal on testosterone responses to poker comptetition. Current Psychology, 29(1), 45-51.