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Game Superstitions

Game Superstitions is an academic construct denoting the beliefs held by children that specific actions, rituals, or behaviors within or around games influence outcomes through non-physical or supernatural mechanisms, distinguishing it from mere strategic or habitual game-related practices.

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Citations

34

Authors

21

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

14

Superstition and “lucky” apartments: Evidence from transaction-level data

Matthew Shum, Wei Sun, Guangliang Ye · Journal of Comparative Economics · 2013 · 82 citations

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Preliminaries to free throw shooting: Superstitious behavior?

DeAnn L. Lobmeyer, E. A. Wasserman · Journal of sport behavior · 1986 · 70 citations

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Neutralizing marginally deviant behavior: Bingo players and superstition

Kim M. King · Journal of Gambling Studies · 1990 · 48 citations

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The evolution of superstition through optimal use of incomplete information

Kevin R. Abbott, Thomas N. Sherratt · Animal Behaviour · 2011 · 42 citations

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An Austrian approach to law and economics, with special reference to superstition

Peter T. Leeson · The Review of Austrian Economics · 2012 · 35 citations

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Authors

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  1. MK
    Maxwell Kay Zaugg

    University of Lethbridge, Canada

    1 publications · 26 citations

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  2. SM
    Shana M. Wilson

    Kent State University, United States

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  3. BB
    Booker Brown

    University of Lethbridge, Canada

    1 publications · 26 citations

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  4. FG
    Frederick G. Grieve

    Western Kentucky University, United States

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  5. TC
    Tommaso Coen

    University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

    1 publications · 13 citations

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Institutions

21

  1. Renmin University of China

    Beijing, China

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    164 citations

  2. Zhejiang International Studies University

    Hangzhou, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  3. John Brown University

    Siloam Springs, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  4. Hiram College

    Hiram, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    48 citations

  5. Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics

    Hangzhou, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  6. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  7. Central University of Finance and Economics

    Beijing, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  8. Zhejiang University

    Hangzhou, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of sport behavior

    JSB · 3 publications · 111 citations

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  2. Journal of Comparative Economics

    1 publications · 82 citations

    1

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  3. The Review of Austrian Economics

    1 publications · 35 citations

    1

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  4. Psychological Reports

    1 publications · 21 citations

    1

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  5. Journal of Economic Psychology

    1 publications · 13 citations

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