Shaffer Howard J, Stanton Michael V, Nelson Sarah E
Division on Addictions, Harvard Medical School, 101 Station Landing, Medford, MA 02155, USA.
J Gambl Stud. 2006 Dec;22(4):427-42. doi: 10.1007/s10899-006-9023-7.
As opportunities to gamble have increased during the 20th century, so has gambling research. This study used new strategies, methods, and technology to examine citation trends and the growth of knowledge in the field of gambling studies. The sample included 2,246 citations that were published between 1903 and 2003. By using multiple keywords to classify each citation into distinct topic areas, this study yielded a more comprehensive analysis than was previously available. The results reveal that gambling-related research has grown at an exponential rate. The most prevalent topics explored within gambling studies citations have been pathology, risk-taking, decision-making and addiction. Between 1999 and 2003, studies addressing epidemiology, drug abuse, comorbidity and neuroscience have become increasingly prevalent. Based on these trends and their implications, this paper provides several recommendations for both future areas of inquiry within the field of gambling studies and better classification techniques for citations within all fields of psychology.
随着20世纪赌博机会的增加，赌博研究也随之增多。本研究采用了新的策略、方法和技术来考察赌博研究领域的引文趋势和知识增长情况。样本包括1903年至2003年间发表的2246条引文。通过使用多个关键词将每条引文分类到不同的主题领域，本研究得出了比以往更全面的分析。结果显示，与赌博相关的研究呈指数级增长。赌博研究引文中探讨最多的主题是病理学、冒险行为、决策和成瘾。1999年至2003年间，涉及流行病学、药物滥用、共病和神经科学的研究越来越普遍。基于这些趋势及其影响，本文为赌博研究领域未来的研究方向以及心理学所有领域引文的更好分类技术提供了若干建议。
