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The role of psychological factors in the relationship between stressful life events and gambling disorder

Author(s): Thurm, Ashleigh ; Satel, Jason ; Montag, Christian ; Griffiths, Mark D. ; Pontes, Halley M.
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

A risk factor of gambling disorder (GD) is stressful life events. However, not all people who experience stressful life events and who gamble have GD. The aim...

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Parental rejection and insecure attachment styles are linked to online gambling disorder in men

Author(s): Kaya, Ender ; Deveci, Artuner
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2021

People who feel less supported by their family may be more likely to gamble. In turn, this could put them at higher risk of developing gambling disorder. This...

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The relationship between gambling disorder and PTSD: A systematic review

Author(s): Moore, Louis H. III ; Grubbs, Joshua B.
Journal: Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2021

Gambling disorder (GD) often co-occurs with other disorders, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). However, researchers and clinicians do not fully...

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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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Childhood trauma and coping strategies among people with gambling disorder and their family members

Author(s): Goghari, Vina M. ; Shakeel, Mohammed K. ; Swan, Jennifer ; Kim, Hyoun S. ; Sharif-Razi, Maryam ; Hodgins, David C.
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2020

The researchers compared childhood trauma that people with gambling disorder (GD), their immediate family, and people without GD experienced. They also compared...

Reports

Measuring gambling-related harms among children and young people: A framework for action

Author(s): Blake, Margaret ; Pye, Julia ; Mollidor, Claudia ; Morris, Leila ; Wardle, Heather ; Reith, Gerda
Publisher: Ipsos MORI
Year Published: 2019

This report focuses on gambling-related harm for children and youth. It outlines harms experienced by children and youth as related to financial, development,...

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Are there differences in life events across addiction types?

Author(s): Zilberman, Noam ; Rassovsky, Yuri ; Yadid, Gal ; Efrati, Yaniv
Journal: Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Year Published: 2019

This study explored both positive and negative life events, and their influence, across different addictions. People with an addiction experienced more negative...

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Differences in early age onset gamblers vs later age onset gamblers

Author(s): Sharman, Steve ; Murphy, Raegan ; Turner, John ; Roberts, Amanda
Journal: Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2019

This study found that the severity of gambling problems, negative childhood events, and anti-social behaviours differed depending on the age a person started...

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Factors associated with problem gambling and family violence

Author(s): Dowling, Nicki A. ; Oldenhof, Erin ; Cockman, Sue ; Suomi, Aino ; Merkouris, Stephanie ; Jackson, Alun C.
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Year Published: 2019

This study examined the factors associated with family violence and problem gambling. The researchers recruited 141 adults who were seeking treatment for...

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Pathological gamblers show distinct profiles of adverse childhood experiences

Author(s): Lotzin, Annett ; Ulas, Mehmet ; Buth, Sven ; Milin, Sascha ; Kalke, Jens ; Schäfer, Ingo
Journal: Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2018

The present study identified four profiles of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in current or lifetime pathological gamblers. Of the 329 adult gamblers who...

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