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Setting gambling loss limit cut-offs based on income

Author(s): Langeland, Elias ; Johnsen, Ingvild Faxvaag ; Sømme, Kaja Kastrup ; Morken, Arne Magnus ; Erevik, Eilin K. ; Kolberg, Eirin ; Jonsson, Jakob ; Mentzoni, Rune Aune ; Pallesen, Ståle
Journal: Frontiers in Psychiatry
Year Published: 2022

Setting gambling loss limits can help prevent gambling-related harms. This study examined whether gambling loss limits could be improved by being based on a...

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Development of a tool that assesses risk factors of adolescent problematic gambling

Author(s): Cabrera-Perona, Victor ; Lloret-Irles, Daniel ; Núñez Núñez, Rosa
Journal: Journal of Gambling Issues
Year Published: 2022

Many adults who gamble problematically begin to do so as adolescents. The authors of this study were interested in developing a tool that could help identify...

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An Australian national prevalence study of concerned significant others harmed by gambling

Author(s): Hing, Nerilee ; Russell, Alex M. T. ; Browne, Matthew ; Rockloff, Matthew J. ; Tulloch, Catherine ; Rawat, Vijay ; Greer, Nancy ; Dowling, Nicki A. ; Merkouris, Stephanie ; King, Daniel L. ; Stevens, Matthew ; Salonen, Anne H. ; Breen, Helen ; Woo, Linda
Journal: Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Year Published: 2022

Concerned significant others (CSOs) are people who have been negatively affected by another person’s gambling. This study estimated the national prevalence of...

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Is the Problem Gambling Severity Index appropriate for use with older adults?

Author(s): Gorenko, Julie A. ; Konnert, Candace A.
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

Gambling studies often use the nine-item Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) to measure the severity of problem gambling. The researchers evaluated whether...

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Do people who play video games refer to harms from their loot box use when they complete problem gambling screens?

Author(s): Sidloski, Benjamin ; Brooks, Gabriel A. ; Zhang, Ke ; Clark, Luke
Journal: Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2022

Loot boxes have been linked to problem gambling. One explanation is that loot boxes serve as a gateway to gambling. The second is that loot boxes attract people...

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A review of internet-based treatments for gambling problems

Author(s): Augner, Christoph ; Vlasak, Thomas ; Aichhorn, Wolfgang ; Barth, Alfred
Journal: Journal of Psychiatric Research
Year Published: 2022

Many people who struggle with gambling do not seek treatment. Of those that do seek treatment, many drop out if it is face-to-face. Providing psychological...

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The influences of gambling and financial resilience on financial stress

Author(s): Koomson, Isaac ; Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa ; Munyanyi, Musharavati Ephraim
Journal: Social Indicators Research
Year Published: 2022

Previous research has suggested that gambling influences financial stress. Financial stress is the difficulty faced by an individual or a household in meeting...

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Using the NORC Diagnostic Screen for Gambling Problems (NODS) to assess gambling disorder based on DSM-5 criteria

Author(s): Brazeau, Brad W. ; Hodgins, David C.
Journal: Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2022

The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) Diagnostic Screen for Gambling Problems (NODS) is a diagnostic interview based on DSM-IV criteria for pathological...

Reports

Gambling digital tools across the player spectrum: Promising practices and future opportunities

Author(s): Stark, Sasha
Publisher: Responsible Gambling Council
Year Published: 2022

This report focuses on the needs and opportunities to use digital tools to support people who gamble. It outlines gaps around digital supports. This can include...

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How do peers on self-help forums assist in abstinence from gambling?

Author(s): Yokotani, Kenji
Journal: Scientific Reports
Year Published: 2022

Social contagion theory suggests that people are influenced by their peer network, particularly if exposed to something from many peers. The researcher of this...

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