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The relationship between gambling disorder and suicidality

Author(s): Slutske, Wendy S. ; Davis, Christal N. ; Lynskey, Michael T. ; Heath, Andrew C. ; Martin, Nicolas G.
Journal: Clinical Psychological Science
Year Published: 2022

People who engage in disordered gambling are at higher risk of suicide. The nature of the relationship between disordered gambling and suicide is not clear. One...

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The genetic contributions of personality traits to disordered gambling

Author(s): Spychala, Kellyn M. ; Gizer, Ian R. ; Davis, Christal N. ; Dash, Genevieve F. ; Piasecki, Thomas M. ; Slutske, Wendy S.
Journal: Addiction
Year Published: 2021

People with disordered gambling (GD) tend to have certain personality traits. Personality traits and GD are both influenced by genetics. The portion of one’s...

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Is problem gambling passed from parent to child?

Author(s): Forrest, David ; McHale, Ian G.
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2021

In this study, the researchers investigated whether children are more likely to develop problem gambling (PG) as young adults if their parents had PG during...

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Understanding the clinical and cognitive profiles of young adults with a family history of substance use disorders who gamble

Author(s): Grant, Jon E. ; Chamberlain, Samuel R.
Journal: Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Year Published: 2020

This research examined how a family history of substance use disorders (SUDs) was associated with demographic, clinical, and cognitive characteristics of young...

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How treatment-seeking gamblers were influenced by their family’s gambling during their childhood

Author(s): Dowling, Nicki A. ; Francis, Kate L. ; Dixon, R ; Merkouris, Stephanie ; Thomas, Shane A. ; Frydenberg, Erica ; Jackson, Alun C.
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2020

The children of parents with problem gambling are more likely to develop problem gambling themselves. Thus, problem gambling appears to be transmitted within...

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Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling: Biological Factors summary

Author(s): Gambling Research Exchange Ontario
Publisher: Gambling Research Exchange Ontario
Year Published: 2019

This is a summary of the Biological Factors section of GREO's Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling. This factor explains what is known in research regarding...

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Genetic influences more important than shared environmental influences in the development of gambling disorder

Author(s): Davis, Christal N. ; Slutske, Wendy S. ; Martin, Nicholas G. ; Agrawal, Arpana ; Lynskey, Michael T.
Journal: Psychological Medicine
Year Published: 2019

The current study combined data from two Australian twin studies to carry out the largest twin study of gambling disorder (GD) to date. The results showed that...

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No evidence for increased genetic influence on gambling

Author(s): Slutske, Wendy S.
Journal: Twin Research and Human Genetics
Year Published: 2018

This study examined the relative influences of genetics and the environment on gambling in 1962 versus 2002. In 1962, gambling was largely non-commercial or...

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A review of twin studies on genetic and environmental influences on gambling behaviour

Author(s): Xuan, Yan-Hua ; Li, Shu ; Tao, Rui ; Chen, Jie ; Rao, Li-Lin ; Wang, X. T. ; Zheng, Rui
Journal: Frontiers in Psychology
Year Published: 2017

Past studies have investigated the influence of genetic and environmental factors on gambling behaviour. But their results have varied widely. The authors...

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Genetic and environmental influences on young adults’ gambling behaviours

Author(s): King, Serena M. ; Keyes, Margaret ; Winters, Ken C. ; McGue, Matt ; Iacono, William G.
Journal: Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2017

Gambling behaviours tend to increase as youth become young adults. Twin studies allow researchers to examine the roles of genes and the environment in the...

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