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Mental illness and socio-economic factors among women and men with gambling disorder in Sweden

Author(s): Larsson, Louise ; Håkansson, Anders
Journal: PLoS One
Year Published: 2022

People with gambling disorder (GD) may have other mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiety. They may also have socio-economic vulnerability. This...

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The links between gambling disorder, cyberbullying, emotion regulation, and coping strategies

Author(s): Estévez, Ana ; Macía, Laura ; Lopez-Gonzalez, Hibai ; Momeñe, Janire ; Jauregui, Paula ; Etxaburu, Nerea ; Granero, Roser ; Fernández-Aranda, Fernando ; Mestre-Bach, Gemma ; Vintró-Alcaraz, Cristina ; Munguía, Lucero ; Baenas, Isabel ; Mena-Moreno, Teresa ; Mora-Maltas, Bernat ; Valenciano-Mendoza, Eduardo ; Jiménez-Murcia, Susana
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

People, especially adolescents, may have greater difficulty controlling their gambling behaviours if their coping skills are lacking. Victims of cyberbullying...

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School factors associated with gambling among grade school students in Cincinnati

Author(s): Yockey, Robert ; King, Keith ; Vidourek, Rebecca ; Merjanos, Ashley
Journal: Journal of Gambling Issues
Year Published: 2022

An adolescent’s school environment can impact the risk that they develop problem gambling. The researchers examined different school factors that are associated...

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Reducing erroneous gambling-related beliefs among adolescents through a probabilistic reasoning intervention

Author(s): Primi, Caterina ; Donati, Maria Anna
Journal: Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education
Year Published: 2022

Teaching probability can help reduce gambling-related cognitive distortions. Common gambling-related cognitive distortions include the illusion of control,...

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The links between adolescents’ engagement with simulated gambling games, monetary gambling, and problem gambling

Author(s): Hing, Nerilee ; Dittman, Cassandra K. ; Russell, Alex M. T. ; King, Daniel L. ; Rockloff, Matthew J. ; Browne, Matthew ; Newall, Philip W. S. ; Greer, Nancy
Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Year Published: 2022

Many adolescents play simulated gambling games. This study examined the links between youth participation in simulated gambling games, monetary gambling, and...

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Motivations to gamble among Polish older men who had retired

Author(s): Lelonek-Kuleta, Bernadeta
Journal: International Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

This study explored motivations for gambling among Polish men who had retired. The research team interviewed 44 older men aged 55–83 years. All participants had...

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Teachers’ attitudes towards students’ gambling in the United Kingdom

Author(s): Roberts, Amanda ; Murphy, Raegan ; McNally, Elli-Jay ; Derevensky, Jeffrey L. ; Sharman, Steve
Journal: International Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

The purpose of this study was to understand teachers’ awareness of and attitudes towards adolescent gambling in the United Kingdom. The researchers recruited...

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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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Mapping of electronic gaming machine location and area-level socioeconomic status in Denmark

Author(s): Kristiansen, Søren ; Lund, Rolf Lyneborg
Journal: Journal of Gambling Issues
Year Published: 2022

The aim of this study was to map the location and density of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) in Denmark. Another aim was to examine whether EGMs cluster in...

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Rates of problem gambling and gambling disorder among people experiencing homelessness

Author(s): Deutscher, Karl ; Gutwinski, Stefan ; Bermpohl, Felix ; Bowden-Jones, Henrietta ; Fazel, Seena ; Schreiter, Stefanie
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

Previous research has found that people who experience homelessness are more likely to also experience gambling problems. The authors did a systematic review to...

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