TCD Gambling study €10 gift card for participation

The Big Easy · 23-01-2022 6:25pm #1

Hello all, I'm conducting a study with TCD on gambling and metacognition. Metacognition is the awareness of one's own thinking and mental processes. We need at least 25 gamblers to participate in the study to give us useful data to help understand the role of metacognition in gambling and problem gambling.

All the information should be covered in the following link, but if you have any questions feel free to ask. This is a not for profit scientific study motivated by an interest in helping understand gambling and any possible underlying mechanisms. The whole study should take less than an hour to complete. After the initial survey you will asked to download the Neureka app and play a gamified task which measures metacognitive efficiency.

Very grateful for any fellow boardsies taking the time to help me and our study.

https://tcdecon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0kSq8VZIutDrj1k

FiftyP · 23-01-2022 9:38pm

I'd be happy to help if it was all PC based and I didn't need to use a smartphone.

The Big Easy · 23-01-2022 9:44pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118523111#Comment_118523111

Thanks FiftyP, unfortunately the metacognitive task is only available on the app through a smartphone.

Is it the hassle of downloading the app or you don't have a smartphone?

FiftyP · 23-01-2022 9:47pm

My phone is old and warning me about a lack of space in the ROM so I don't want to bloat it up more and even then I'm of an age where desktop computers are just what I'm used to.

The Big Easy · 23-01-2022 9:49pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118523132#Comment_118523132

Completely understand, the movement towards having everything through apps is not ideal for me either and is also a potential limitation of this study in terms of age demographics.

Thank you for showing your interest though.

Dublinandy3 · 23-01-2022 10:03pm

Have filled in your initial questions, hope you get enough people.

Will look forward to hearing back if I'm needed.

The Big Easy · 23-01-2022 10:09pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118523195#Comment_118523195

That's great, thanks Dublinandy3!

FiftyP · 24-01-2022 11:52pm

You might be the one to ask The Big Easy, do you know of any work done on gambling's effect on cognitive activity in the elderly? I know there's plenty of stuff about keep active as you age, both physically and mentally, so I'm wondering if this has ever been looked at with something like horses, poker or even just card games?

The Big Easy · 25-01-2022 8:57pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118528740#Comment_118528740

As you said there's plenty about brain games and activities helping maintain your cognitive abilities, but nothing that I know of dealing specifically with gambling.

There's a study in the Gerontologist that says that playing cards is as effective as playing puzzles and reading on maintaining cognitive functioning and lowering Alzheimer's and dementia risk.

The Neureka app, that was created by the Gillan Lab at Trinity that I'm doing the study, with was originally developed with lowering the risk factors for dementia.

y0ssar1an22 · 25-01-2022 9:17pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118523195#Comment_118523195

same as. all the best with the study.

you should go to the investment forum where all the gamblers hangout!

marty whelan · 25-01-2022 9:30pm

Answered questions, will complete when I get email. Best of luck 🤞

The Big Easy · 26-01-2022 1:27pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118532909#Comment_118532909

Brilliant, thanks y0ssar1an22, much appreciated, will have to look into posting it there too so!

The Big Easy · 26-01-2022 1:28pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118532973#Comment_118532973

Thanks so much marty whelan, much appreciate the help 🙏

bladespin · 26-01-2022 1:44pm

Done

The Big Easy · 26-01-2022 6:13pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118535247#Comment_118535247

Thank you bladespin, much appreciated!

FiftyP · 26-01-2022 10:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118532810#Comment_118532810

It'd be an interesting enough all around study, I'd guess (at least it would to me if I was in the sphere.) How the mental, physical and sociological side of gambling, horse racing especially, all aids people. Getting to the pub, working out your bets and the social side of meeting friends and having a physical space where you see people.

The days I watch the horse racing in a pub mid-week there's a lot of retired people meeting their friends and having a bet in the odd race or two. And they'd be far more clued into all the horses having watched racing pretty much every day.

karlram · 27-01-2022 10:43am

Done

The Big Easy · 27-01-2022 10:59am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118539410#Comment_118539410

Thank you karlram, much appreciated!

The Big Easy · 01-02-2022 3:33pm

Just a last push on this everyone. Thank you so much to those that have participated already, it really is much appreciated. My recruitment for the study ends next week and I'm just a handful short of having enough participants, so if anyone is on the fence about participating please do so now!

I'm really hoping to have enough data to make this research worthwhile and help to understand the role of metacognition and self-esteem in gambling.

chazlan · 06-02-2022 10:52pm

Just back from Lepordstown and completed the survey. Will do the app part when I get the email about it! Best of luck with the study

TCD Gambling study €10 gift card for participation

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