Association Between Gambling Motives, Violence and Early Maladaptive Schemas in Women with Gambling Disorder
AbstractAnalyzing why being a victim of violence has led women to have problems with gambling is a field yet to be explored. Thus, the objectives of the present study were (I) analyze the relationship between gambling motives, received psychological violence, and early maladaptive schemas in women; (II) study differences in the study variables in women with and without gambling disorder (GD); (III) analyze the predictive role of violence and schemas in gambling motives; and (IV) analyze the mediating role of schemas in the relationship between violence and gambling motives. The sample comprised 61 women with GD (M = 48...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - March 1, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Anticipated Motives for Gambling Treatment in Adults from the U.S.
AbstractPrior works note that identifying problematic play is a leading barrier to treatment seeking, contributing to low treatment rates in those with gambling problems (e.g., Bijker et al., 2022; Suurvali et al., 2012a). While research has looked at treatment seekers ’ motives for treatment (Gainsbury et al., 2014; Suurvali et al., 2012b), the situations or signs (anticipated motives) individuals look for that suggest they would need treatment in the future remains unknown. Participants were gamblers (N = 1,791) from a census-matched U.S. sample of adults who reported no concerns about their gambling. Participants ...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - February 24, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Using the Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) to Predict Gambling Disorder Among U.S. College Students
This study aids in the understanding that substance use behavior may put students at risk for other addictive behaviors such as GD. This study is the first to utilize the ASSIST tool to predict GD among U. S. college students, extending its application beyond substance use disorders. The identification of optimal cutoffs for each SSIS provides a novel approach to concurrently screen for GD and substance use disorders. This unique contribution could enhance early detection and intervention strategies f or GD in the college student population. (Source: Journal of Gambling Studies)
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - February 15, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Gambling in Victoria: Changes in Participation, Problem Gambling and Gambling Environment Between 2008 and 2018
AbstractGambling and its impacts are an important public health issue. The relationship between gambling, problem gambling and gambling harm is complex and dynamic. Replicate prevalence studies are useful for surveillance and monitoring gambling impacts within jurisdictions. The purpose of this study was to compare changes in gambling and problem gambling in the Victorian adult population between 2008 and 2018 by investigating individual gambling activities and exploring their relationship with the Victorian gambling ecosystem. Gambling participation has decreased; problem gambling prevalence has not. Investigation beyond ...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - February 5, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Internet, App-Based, and Casino Gambling: Associations Between Modality, Problem Gambling, and Substance Use
AbstractTechnology-based gambling prevalence is not well understood since relevant questions are not included in health and disease surveillance studies. The current study sought to estimate the prevalence of internet-based and smartphone app-based gambling, along with casino gambling, in a sample of U.S. young adults and determine if gambling modality was associated with problem gambling symptoms or substance use. The 2022 Rhode Island Young Adult Survey includedN = 1,022 students between the ages of 18 to 25 years old who had lived in Rhode Island, withn = 414 lifetime gamblers (40.5%) included in this study. Odd...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - February 5, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
“If You Don’t Arrange Your Bets Well You Will Still Lose”: Gambling Strategies of Visually Impaired Students
This article highlights sports betting strategies of visually impaired students to understand how their motives affect their gambling behaviours as an alternative to their survival. Six male adults aged between 27 and 40 years participated using semi-structured interviews, which were conducted face-to-face, recorded, transcribed, and thematically analysed with the Braun and Clarke model. Findings show that sports betting prevails in communities fostering peer persuasion including family relations serving as an inducer for visually impaired students. Their strategies are varied includingthe fewer the better concept based o...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - February 5, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Exploring the Impact of Safer Sports Betting Promotion on Social Media: An Experimental Study
AbstractThe current study assessed the effectiveness of delivering safer gambling messaging to regular sport bettors on social media. It also assessed whether the content of the message impacted message effectiveness. A 3 × 2 mixed factorial design was employed, with 281 participants randomly assigned to follow one of three Twitter accounts. The accounts either sent out informational messages, self-appraisal messages or emotional self-efficacy messages. Participants reported betting behaviour from the two weeks prior to following the accounts, in addition to during the two-week intervention period, using information ...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - January 19, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Understanding the Co-occurrence of Gambling Disorder and Problematic Pornography Use: Exploring Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors
AbstractThe co-occurrence between gambling disorder (GD) and problematic pornography use (PPU) has not yet been explored. Therefore, the present study compared (a) sociodemographic variables, (b) GD-related factors, (c) substance use, (d) psychopathology, (e) personality features, (f) impulsivity, and (g) emotion regulation between individuals with GD (GD group) and those with co-occurring GD and PPU (GD+PPU group). The sample consisted of 359 treatment-seeking individuals with GD: n = 332 individuals had GD only (GD group) and n = 37 individuals had GD and co-occurring PPU (GD+PPU group). GD severity, impulsivity...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - December 27, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Normalization of Chance-Based Mechanisms in Mobile Games for Children: A Descriptive Analysis
AbstractGames for mobiles present strategies to monetize not only from selling a title but from financial exchanges that take place in the game. Those microtransactions motivate players to purchase random or surprise items (known as loot boxes) to customize game features or to overcome narrative obstacles necessary to progress to new levels. Researchers associate the practice with gambling if completing the transaction does not mean the acquisition of an item but the chance to receive it. This research quantified gambling-like features in games available for free, classified by Apple's marketplace as suitable for children ...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - December 26, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Gambling as Work: A Study of German Poker Players
AbstractThe study addresses the question whether professional gamblers can be considered an occupational group from a sociological perspective. It combines survey data on poker players from the German state North Rhine-Westphalia with sociological theory in order to explain the oxymoron of professional gambling. The descriptive analysis of the survey data is supplemented by ego-centric network data of the poker players to analyze whether hobby and professional players maintain different forms of social relationships. Even when semiprofessionals and professional players are grouped together for the purpose of comparative an...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - December 22, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Nudging Online Gamblers to Withdraw Money: The Impact of Personalized Messages on Money Withdrawal Among a Sample of Real-World Online Casino Players
AbstractA number of scholars have argued that online gambling can be more problematic than land-based gambling. Motivating gamblers to withdraw money from their online gambling account could lower losses because there would be less money available to lose. Therefore, the present study investigated whether personalized messages are an effective way of ‘nudging’ gamblers to withdraw money from their online gambling account. The authors were given access to a secondary dataset byNederlandse Loterij (the national Dutch Lottery operator) comprising 4049 online gamblers. Two types of messages were used to ‘nudge’ gambler...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - December 18, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Exploring Socioeconomic, Demographic and Psychological Predictors of At-risk Gambling and Participation in Specific Gambling Activities: A Comparative Approach
AbstractIn this research, we aimed to provide a comparative examination of at-risk gambling and four types of gambling activities from the standpoint of socioeconomic, demographic and psychological factors. Using data collected from 7,385 adults aged 18 –64 from Serbia, we investigated how specific variables contribute to the likelihood of participation in lottery playing, sports betting, casino games, and slot games across the three time frames (lifetime, last year, and last month), and at-risk gambling. Logistic regressions revealed that male s ex, ages 18 to 34, drug use, harmful alcohol use, and elevated levels of di...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - December 16, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
‘I Can Tell You It’s a Bit of a Gamble’: A Qualitative Analysis of How People Who Engage in Gaming and Gambling Understand a Link Between These Two Behaviours
This article explores the attention given to potential motives and determinants of the transition process from video games to gambling. Forty individual interviews were conducted among active video game players (n = 20), and people diagnosed with a gambling disorder who had the experience of playing video games (n = 20). A qualitative thematic analysis was employed to explore the collected empirical data. The range of factors considered responsible for the transition from playing video games to gambl ing included experiencing similar emotional states, the presence of gambling in video games, advertising of gamblin...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - December 15, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Brief Report: The Rise of Online Betting in Ontario
AbstractIn this paper we examine the nature of calls for the Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline from June 2021 to Jan 2023 to determine if the increased marketing of online and sports gambling has changed the nature of calls to the helpline. An interrupted time series model comparing the monthly calls before and after the expansion of online gambling and advertising (April 2023), found a significant effect. Calls related to the other games examined did not have a significant interrupted time series effect of from the expansion and advertising of online gambling. The results of this analysis clearly indicate an association b...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - December 13, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Gambling Behavior Among LGBTQ + Individuals: The Role of Gender and Gender Identity
AbstractWhile past literature suggests that LGBTQ + individuals may be at a greater risk for gambling related-harms and addiction, few studies have specifically looked at gambling behavior among LGBTQ + persons based on gender and gender identity. A study of LGBTQ + individuals in four U.S. States was conducted to assess differences in gender and gender identity for (1) gambling prevalence; (2) gambling behavior based on type and location; and (3) comorbidity with substance abuse and/or other problematic behaviors. Individuals assigned male at birth had greater prevalence of gambling than those assigned female...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - December 11, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
