A Longitudinal Examination of Young People ’s Gambling Behaviours and Participation in Team Sports
AbstractThis paper develops and expands upon social identity theory as an explanation for gambling among youth engaged in team sport. Analysing longitudinal data for over 4500 20-year-olds from theGrowing Up in Ireland study, reveals that online gambling increased from 2.6 to 9.3% between 17 and 20 years in the cohort, with the increase driven by males. A statistically significant positive association is uncovered between playing team sports and regularly gambling, as well as online gambling behaviour, independent of socio-demographic and other risk factorsfor males butnot for females. The findings provide support for a ...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - December 17, 2022 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
“A Theta Burst Stimulation on Pre-SMA: Proof-of-Concept of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Gambling Disorder”
AbstractGambling Disorder (GD) is a condition constituting a public health concern, with a burden of harm which is much greater than that of drug addiction. Patients with GD are generally reluctant to pharmacologic treatment and seem to prefer nonpharmacological interventions. Therefore, this proof-of-concept study aimed to investigate the feasibility of continuous Theta Burst Stimulation (cTBS) on the pre-SMA in six patients (5 males, 1 female), aged 30 –64 years, with a DSM-5 diagnosis of Gambling Disorder and no comorbid mood disorders. Participants received over 10 sessions of Continuous TBS (cTBS) over pre-SMA bilat...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - November 12, 2022 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
The Impact of Personalized Feedback Interventions by a Gambling Operator on Subsequent Gambling Expenditure in a Sample of Dutch Online Gamblers
AbstractPlayer protection has become an important area for the gambling industry over the past decade. A number of gambling regulators now require gambling operators to interact with customers if they suspect they are gambling in a problematic way. The present study provided insight on the impact of personalized feedback interventions (PFIs) on subsequent gambling behavior among a Dutch sample of real-world gamblers.Nederlandse Loterij (the national Dutch Lottery operator) provided access to a secondary dataset comprising tracking data from online casino and sports betting gamblers (N = 2,576) who were contacted eithe...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - November 9, 2022 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
The Role of Attachment in Gambling Behaviors and Gambling Disorder: A Systematic Review
AbstractIn recent years, a growing number of attachment-based studies have contributed to the understanding of both substance and behavioral addictions. Although gambling is a form of addictive behavior widespread all over the world, both among young people and adults, the evidence on the association between attachment-related phenomena and gambling has not yet been systematized in literature. The aim of the present study, therefore, is to provide a systematic literature review aimed at summarizing the empirical evidence on this topic. Following the updated 2020 PRISMA guidelines, a systematic search in four electronic sci...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - November 2, 2022 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
The Effects of the Presence of Others on Risky Betting in a Laboratory Gambling Task Among High-Risk Gamblers: A Cross-over Randomized Controlled Trial
AbstractWe explored the effects of the presence of and cooperation with others on risky betting in a laboratory-based gambling task among high-risk gamblers. Specifically, we compared risky betting under solo, parallel, and cooperation conditions using a stratified randomized, cross-over design. Stratification was conducted according to participant age and gender. The participants were 40 Japanese adults (20 women, 20 men; mean age = 46, SD = 12.80). In the experiment, each participant conducted the Game of Dice Task (GDT) individually (solo condition), in parallel with another participant (parallel condition), an...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - October 8, 2022 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
A Systematic Review of Eye-Tracking Studies of Gambling-Related Attentional Biases
AbstractPrevious research has identified attentional biases towards addiction-related stimuli, including gambling-related stimuli. Eye-tracking is considered the gold standard methodology for measuring attentional biases, yet no review to date has examined its use in measuring gambling-related attentional biases. This systematic review synthesized the literature using eye-tracking to examine attentional biases among people who gamble. We reviewed articles from Web of Science and PubMed that were published from 1990 to 2021. A total of 11 articles were included, with sample sizes ranging from 38 to 173 participants. Of thes...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - October 7, 2022 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Cyberbullying and Gambling Disorder: Associations with Emotion Regulation and Coping Strategies
In this study, our aim was to analyze individual differences in emotion regulation, coping strategies, and substance abuse in a clinical sample of adolescents and young adult patients with GD (n = 31) and in a community sample (n = 250). Furthermore, we aimed to examine the association between cyberbullying and GD. Participants were evaluated using the Cyberbullying Questionnaire-Victimization, the Canadian Adolescent Gambling Inventory, the Coping Strategies Inventory, the Difficu lties in Emotion Regulation Scale, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and the Drug Use Disorders Identification Test. Struc...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - October 1, 2022 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Problematic Gambling Behavior in a Sample with Substance Use Disorder: The Role of Attachment Style and Alexithymia
AbstractGambling disorder is a high comorbid disorder in substance abusers which conjunct appearance is related to worse symptomatology and evolution. Nevertheless, the research on the risk factors that may explain this comorbidity is scarce. We build of the self-regulation theory of attachment and addiction to examine if insecure attachment is related to gambling comorbidity in substance abuse disorder and the mediating role of alexithymia in this process. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 369 clinical patients with substance use disorder of which 69 presented comorbid gambling disorder diagnosed with the DSM-5...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - September 24, 2022 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Predicting Risky Decision Making (Odds Selection) in Regular Soccer Gamblers from Nigeria using Cognitive Tasks Combined with Non-Cognitive Measures
AbstractAs real time soccer gambling is becoming a game of choice for many Nigerian youths, there is need to examine some predictive factors that could account for risky decision making in the population. We combined some cognitive tasks (memory, concentration, executive function and problem solving) and non-cognitive measures (time taken to complete a bet, years of gambling and addiction tendency measures) to derive a more parsimonious model of predicting risky decision making in this population. Twenty-eight undergraduate students that endorsed regular involvement (at least once a week) in soccer betting and were willing...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - September 24, 2022 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
How do Gambling Providers Use the Social Network Twitter in Germany? An Explorative Mixed-Methods Topic Modeling Approach
This study examines the social media activities of gambling providers in Germany, focusing on the platform Twitter. A collection of 34.151 tweets from 13 Twitter accounts was made, representing casinos, sports betting, state lotteries, social lotteries and lottery brokers. We apply an explorative mixed-methods approach, integrating a summative content analysis together with a semi-supervised guided topic modeling approach, to analyse frequency, number of followers, interaction and content of Twitter messages, and work out differences among the individual providers. The results show that Twitter does not seem to be particul...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - September 14, 2022 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Gambling Associated Risk-taking Behaviors Correlate with Emotional Regulation and the Iowa Gambling Task but not Wisconsin Card Sorting
This study tested predictions from two competing models of Gambling Disorder etiology: the Pathways Model of Problem and Pathological Gambling (Blaszczynski& Nower, 2002) and the Allostatic Model of addictions (Koob& Schulkin, 2019) applied to Gambling Disorder. Participants were drawn from introductory psychology courses and screened as non-gamblers (N = 91). They completed computerized versions of the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT-2), Wisconsin Sorting Task (WCST-64), and a Difficulties with Emotional Regulation Scale (DERS). Risk-taking tendencies were observed by having participants play a typical electronic slo...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - September 5, 2022 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Attitude Towards Deposit Limits and Relationship with Their Account-Based Data Among a Sample of German Online Slots Players
AbstractSocial responsibility and duty of care have become major cornerstones for gambling operators. This has led to the introduction of many different responsible gambling tools such as limit-setting, mandatory play breaks, and personalized messaging. In the present study, the authors were given access to two secondary datasets provided by a German online slots game operator. The first dataset was from an online survey carried out by the gambling operator among 1000 of its players concerning their attitude towards deposit limits as well as self-reported problem gambling. In addition to the survey responses, the authors w...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - August 24, 2022 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Preventive Interventions and Harm Reduction in Online and Electronic Gambling: A Systematic Review
AbstractGambling possess both entertaining and potentially harmful aspects. It remains a challenge for public health authorities and gambling operators to recommend and implement effective evidence-based interventions to reduce gambling-related harm and prevent problematic gambling behavior. This systematic review examined studies on randomized controlled trials in this field, aiming to describe and evaluate the effect of preventive and harm-reducing interventions for online gambling and electronic gaming machines. A systematic literature search was performed in PsycINFO, PubMed, Embase, and SCOPUS. Study selection, risk o...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - August 24, 2022 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Profiling of Gamblers and Problem Gamblers Among Casino Patrons in Macao SAR
AbstractThe study is one of the first prevalence studies of gambling and problem gambling among casino patrons in Macao. It aims to identify the demographic profile of gamblers and evaluate the extent of problem gambling among casino patrons. Using a convenience sampling approach, over 6,000 people were intercepted in the proximity of casinos and were invited to answer a structured questionnaire anonymously and voluntarily. Among these people 1,352 respondents indicated that they gambled in casinos at least once in the past 12 months. Over 90% (1,228) of the respondents reported that they gambled in Macao ’s casinos and ...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - August 12, 2022 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Predicting self-exclusion among online gamblers: An empirical real-world study
AbstractProtecting gamblers from problematic gambling behavior is a major concern for clinicians, researchers, and gambling regulators. Most gambling operators offer a range of so-called responsible gambling tools to help players better understand and control their gambling behavior. One such tool is voluntary self-exclusion, which allows players to block themselves from gambling for a self-selected period. Using player tracking data from three online gambling platforms operating across six countries, this study empirically investigated the factors that led players to self-exclude. Specifically, the study tested (i) which ...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - August 10, 2022 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
