This study was conducted on 259 male poker gamblers (aged 18–69 years, 14.3% probable pathological gamblers). Data included sociodemographic characteristics, the South Oaks Gambling Screen, the Gambling Motives Questionnaire-Financial and the Gambling-Related Cognition Scale.
Participants reported gambling at least once a week. The population was recruited in online gambling forums. This cross-sectional study aimed to predict cognitive distortions from gambling motives in poker players. Specific motivational profiles are found in gamblers, and gambling motives are closely linked to the development of cognitive distortions. Gambling behavior is partly the result of varied motivations leading individuals to participate in gambling activities.
