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Aug 9, 2019 · Background Gambling for money is a popular leisure time activity in most countries, which has major social and economic impacts not only affecting the gambler, but his/her significant others, and the society. Gambling impact studies can help researchers and policymakers compare the health and social costs and benefits of different gambling policies and can be used when considering which ...
- Tiina Latvala, Tomi Lintonen, Anne Konu
- 2019
- Non-Gamblers
- At-Risk Gamblers
- Problem Gamblers
Using All Gamblers as the comparative group, studies examining the attributes of Non-Gamblers have found the following variables correlated to being a Non-Gambler: female gender [12, 13]; ethnic/racial group (e.g., African-Americans in the U.S.) [14, 15]; age (both younger and older people) [12, 13, 15]; lower socioeconomic status [13, 15]; and hig...
Longitudinal studies have found that at-risk gambling is one of the strongest predictors of future problem gambling [16,17,18]. In addition, since the size of the At-Risk category is generally larger than the Problem Gambler category, At-Risk Gamblers may also represent a larger burden on society. Despite this, the existing literature on correlates...
Identification of variables associated with problem gambling has obvious implications for prevention and treatment. Not surprisingly, there have been many studies that have identified cross-sectional and/or longitudinal correlates of problem gambling, including the characteristics and behaviors of Problem Gamblers. These include, for example: male ...
- Alissa Mazar, Robert J. Williams, Edward J. Stanek, Martha Zorn, Rachel A. Volberg
- 2018
Feb 16, 2022 · Problem gamblers may therefore have increased activity in these areas. When gamblers watch the results of their ... seems to reinforce problem gambling through increasing excitement levels ...
Feb 4, 2021 · Results show a negative association between gambling and self-care, fitness activities (for example, gym membership), social activities, and spending on education and hobbies.
- Naomi Muggleton, Paula Parpart, Paula Parpart, Paula Parpart, Philip Newall, Philip Newall, David Le...
- 2021
Jan 22, 2021 · Gambling is occurring in a rapidly changing landscape, with new trends and technologies affecting gambling behaviour and problem gambling across a range of populations. Gambling activity among adolescents and young people has received considerable research attention due to a high prevalence of gambling reported among these groups in recent years. Despite legislation worldwide to constrain ...
- Ben J. Riley, Candice Oster, Mubarak Rahamathulla, Sharon Lawn
- 2021
Jan 7, 2021 · The relationship between gambling and health has important economic and public policy implications. We develop causal evidence on this relationship exploiting regional variation in access to legal gambling. Empirical models treat gambling as an endogenous regressor in explaining variation in health outcomes. Results from instrumental variable and bivariate probit models show recreational ...
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Jan 22, 2021 · This gap analysis presents the results of a systematic approach to reviewing the current literature on gambling behaviour, attitudes, and associated risk factors for gambling and problem gambling ...
