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Testing alternative gambling harm measures

Author(s): Gunstone, Briony ; Prescott-Smith, Sarah ; Coutin, Megan
Publisher: YouGov
Year Published: 2024

This report outlines the findings from testing screening tools that are considered alternatives to the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI). The purpose was...

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Gambling participation, problem gambling, and cognitive function in U.S. Chinese older adults

Author(s): Zhang, Nannan ; Li, Mengting ; Dong, XinQi
Journal: Research on Aging
Year Published: 2022

This study examined the associations of gambling participation and problem gambling with cognitive function among U.S. Chinese older adults. Older adults who...

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The reliability of the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) as a screening tool of gambling addiction

Author(s): Esparza-Reig, Javier ; Guillén-Riquelme, Alejandro ; Martí-Vilar, Manuel ; González-Sala, Francisco
Journal: Psicothema
Year Published: 2021

The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) is widely used in research as a screening tool of gambling addiction. The researchers analyzed whether the SOGS is a...

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Herding bias influences the relationship between parental monitoring and problem gambling among Nigerian youths

Author(s): Awo, Larry O. ; Ezeh, Val C. ; Ekwe, Kate N. ; Onu, Desmond U.
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2021

Gambling is quite common among youths in Nigeria. Parental monitoring and herding bias may influence youth gambling. Parental monitoring refers to parents being...

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Stress responses of people with smoking or gambling addiction

Author(s): Wemm, Stephanie E. ; Cao, Zhimin ; Han, Liqiao ; Wulfert, Edelgard
Journal: Addiction Biology
Year Published: 2020

This study examined how individuals with smoking or gambling addiction react to cues and to stress. Participants were either heavy smokers, gamblers, or...

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GameSense may be an effective program to prevent gambling problems

Author(s): Zhou, Xiao Long ; Goernert, Phillip N. ; Corenblum, Barry
Journal: International Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2019

This study sought to evaluate the GameSense prevention program’s success in reduce gambling biases and the intention to gamble among undergraduate students....

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How maladaptive personality traits and low mindfulness explain gambling problems

Author(s): Passanisi, Alessia ; D’Urso, Giulio ; Pace, Ugo
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2019

This study examined the role of mindfulness in the link between maladaptive personality traits and problem gambling. The researchers recruited 326 adolescent...

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Offline social groups and social support may protect young people from problem gambling

Author(s): Savolainen, Iina ; Sirola, Anu ; Kaakinen, Markus ; Oksanen, Atte
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2018

The researchers investigated how young people’s social identity affects their risk of developing problem gambling behaviour. They also investigated the...

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How maladaptive personality traits and thinking styles predict gambling in adolescents

Author(s): Pace, Ugo ; Passanisi, Alessia
Journal: Personality and Individual Differences
Year Published: 2018

This study examined whether thinking styles could aﬀect the relationship between maladaptive personality traits and problem gambling. The researchers recruited...

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Explaining reduced gambling after drinking with the alcohol myopia theory

Author(s): Wagner, Greta ; Sevincer, A. Timur ; Keim, Rebecca ; Fähnrich, Marén ; Oettingen, Gabriele
Journal: Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2018

This study examined whether making the low chance of winning salient would make people who consumed alcohol gamble less than people who did not consume alcohol....

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