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A review of the role of empathy in gambling and gambling disorder

Author(s): Wu, Anise M. S. ; Zhou, Hui ; Dang, Le ; Chen, Juliet Honglei
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

Empathy is the ability to feel and understand what other people are experiencing. Low levels of empathy are seen in some mental disorders. Little is known about...

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How beliefs in free will and determinism may be related to gambling intention and behaviour

Author(s): St Quinton, Tom ; Morris, Ben ; Crescioni, A. Will
Journal: Addiction Research & Theory
Year Published: 2022

The Theory of Planned Behaviour is a prominent theory to understand social behaviours. Based on this theory, it can be predicted that people have greater...

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The relationships between life history strategies, protective gambling beliefs, and responsible gambling behaviours

Author(s): He, Mu ; Chen, Juliet H. ; Wu, Anise M. S. ; Tong, Kwok Kit
Journal: International Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

Life history (LH) strategies have been used to explain individual differences in personality traits and behaviours, such as risk-taking. This study aimed to...

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Gambling ads have a greater impact on people with lower social support

Author(s): Tessier, Samantha ; Romo, Lucia ; Zerhouni, Oulmann
Journal: Frontiers in Psychiatry
Year Published: 2021

Gambling ads may strongly influence some people to gamble, while barely affecting other people. However, few studies have tested what factors affect the...

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Can subgroups of people who gamble be identified based on levels of mindfulness?

Author(s): Stanmyre, Jackie F. ; Mills, Devin J. ; Anthony, Wen Li ; Nower, Lia
Journal: Mindfulness
Year Published: 2021

Mindfulness is the act of becoming aware of your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Mindfulness is an important concept in mental health research. People low...

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Problem gambling as driven by contextual and non-contextual factors

Author(s): Teal, Joseph ; Kusev, Petko ; Heilman, Renata ; Martin, Rose ; Passanisi, Alessia ; Pace, Ugo
Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Year Published: 2021

Recent research in behavioural economics suggests that people’s risk preferences are not stable and are sensitive to changes in context. In this article, the...

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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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The relationship between mindfulness, gambling, and styles of thinking in young women who gamble

Author(s): Pace, Ugo ; Kusev, Petko ; D'Urso, Giulio ; Ruggieri, Stefano ; Passanisi, Alessia
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2021

Cognitive processes, or styles of thinking, are thought to play a role in the development of disordered gambling. Being aware of how you think, and the present...

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The neurophysiology of problematic internet use

Author(s): Balconi, Michela ; Angioletti, Laura
Journal: Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
Year Published: 2021

Researchers and clinicians have recently acknowledged the existence of behavioural addictions. Problematic internet use or internet addiction refers to a...

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A review of the slot machine zone: Proposing the gambling immersion model

Author(s): Murch, W. Spencer ; Clark, Luke
Journal: Current Addiction Reports
Year Published: 2021

People who gamble sometimes experience what has been called the slot machine zone. This is a unique state of mind in which the person is very absorbed in their...

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