June 2021
17 studies entered the index this month.
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Student participation in gambling: the role of social cognition, past behaviour, and habit
The study examined the relationship between Theory of Planned Behaviour constructs, past behaviour, habit, and future behaviour relating to students' participation in gambling. Using a cross-sectional design, theory constructs, past behaviour, and habit were examined at T1 (N = 250), and gambling behaviour was assessed four weeks later at T2 (N = 180) …
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Gambling Patterns Among People from Vietnam and Ukraine Living in the Czech Republic
In 2019, a questionnaire was conducted among foreigners living in the Czech Republic focused on gambling, in which 110 respondents from Vietnam and 80 respondents from Ukraine answered. Firstly, the Attitudes towards gambling scale (ATGS-8) was used to discover respondents' attitudes to gambling …
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A Measure to Assess Illness Awareness in Problem Gambling: Gambling Awareness and Insight Scale (GAS)
Impaired subjective awareness of problem gambling may act as a barrier to help-seeking and treatment adherence. However, the impact of impaired problem gambling awareness on clinical and social outcomes has received little empirical study …
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Risky Gambling Behaviors: Associations with Mental Health and a History of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Problem gambling and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are highly co-morbid and lead to numerous adverse health outcomes. Research demonstrates that greater levels of well-being protect individuals from experiencing ACE-related harms after a history of childhood adversity; however, this relationship has not been examined in the gambling literature …
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Moderating Effect of Impulsivity on the Association Between Entrapment and Problem Gambling
Impulsivity as measure by delay discounting and entrapment have been known to influence gambling, but their individual and joint influence on problem gambling among Soccer gamblers are not yet understood. We examine the direct and moderation influences of entrapment and delay discounting on problem gambling among 174 Soccer gamblers in Nigeria …
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The Effectiveness of a Motivational Interviewing Treatment for Help-Seeking Problem Gamblers in a Community Organization
Motivational Interviewing (MI) has been used as an approach to enhance readiness for change and behavior modification in a range of addiction and substance use disorders …
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Calorie deprivation impairs the self-control of eating, but not of other behaviors
Sustained weight loss is difficult to achieve, and weight regain is common due to biological and psychological changes caused by calorie deprivation. These changes are thought to undermine weight loss efforts by making self-control more difficult …
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Association Between Problem Gambling and Functional Disability: A Nationally Representative Study Conducted in the United Kingdom
Problem gambling is associated with multiple detrimental health outcomes. However, to date, no study has investigated the association between problem gambling and functional disability. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the association between problem gambling and functional disability in a UK nationally representative sample …
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Concurrent Disorders and Decision-Making in Electronic Gaming Machine Gamblers
This study aimed to investigate the self-reported measures of concurrent disorders (stress, social anxiety, anxiety, depression and alcohol use) among electronic gaming machine (EGM) gamblers with varying levels of gambling severity and to examine its relationship to decision-making …
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Pay-to-Win Gaming and its Interrelation with Gambling: Findings from a Representative Population Sample
Pay-to-Win gaming describes a common type of video game design in which players can pay to advance in the game. The frequency and value of payments is unlimited, and payments are linked to players' competitiveness or progress in the game, which can potentially facilitate problematic behavioral patterns, similar to those known from gambling …
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Do Gender Norms Matter? General Strain Theory and a Gendered Analysis of Gambling Disorder among Chinese Married Couples
Despite the emergence of literature on gender differences in gambling problems, few empirical studies have explored how gender norms inform the gender dynamics involved in the development of gambling disorder. This study addresses this research gap by applying general strain theory to gambling disorder across genders …
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An Evaluation of Gaming-Related Harms in Relation to Gaming Disorder and Loot Box Involvement
The specific nature of harm and functional impairment in the context of gaming disorder (GD) has received limited attention. In this study, we present one of the first concerted attempts to measure the types and degree of harm experienced by people displaying signs of problem gaming …
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Gamblers' Perception of the Playscan Risk Assessment: A Mixed-Methods Study
Responsible gambling (RG) tools are globally widespread; they aim to prevent or decrease the harm caused by gambling. However, existing research suggests that several included features do not decrease gambling or significantly reduce the subsequent harm. Most of the previous studies have used gambling data to understand the changes in gambling behavior …
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Gambling and COVID-19: Initial Findings from a UK Sample
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK Government placed society on 'lockdown', altering the gambling landscape. This study sought to capture the immediate lockdown-enforced changes in gambling behaviour. UK adults (n = 1028) were recruited online …
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Psychopathy and Occurrence of Gambling Problems: The Role of Gambling Protective Strategies and Urgency
Psychopathy has been an increasing area of clinical and personality research and is associated with numerous problematic outcomes, including pathological gambling, though this area of research is limited …
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Higher Trait Levels of Guilt may Protect Against Gambling, Whereas Higher State Levels Lead to Riskier Behaviour
Research on the role of affect in problem gambling remains scarce to date, although it has been proposed that trait-levels of negative self-conscious emotions (SCEs) could be potential risk factors. We report two studies investigating the relationship between negative SCEs, gambling, and risky behavior …
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The Identification of Low-risk Gambling Limits for Specific Gambling Activities
An emerging literature has identified optimal low-risk gambling limits in an effort to reduce gambling-related harm …