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Cigarette smoking, problem-gambling severity, and health behaviors in high-school students

Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2015
Introduction: Smoking and gambling are two significant public health concerns. Little is known about the association of smoking and gambling in adolescents.
Andrea H. Weinberger, Christine A. Franco, Rani A. Hoff, Corey Pilver, Marvin A. Steinberg, Loreen Rugle, Jeremy Wampler, Dana A. Cavallo, Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Marc N. Potenza   +9 more
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Gambling away your future: SISA traits as indicators of susceptibility to problem gambling amongst adolescents. [PDF]

The Young Researcher, 2021
According to the Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey, 6.9% of Canadian secondary students met the criteria for low-to-moderate problem gambling in 2017, demonstrating a high rate of adolescent problem gambling (Boak et al., 2018, p.
Xie, H.
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Loot boxes use, video gaming, and gambling in adolescents: Results from a path analysis before and during COVID-19-pandemic-related lockdown in Italy

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Loot Boxes (LBs), i.e., virtual items embedded within video games with numerous features reminiscent of gambling, are increasingly widespread among adolescents.
Caterina Primi, Francesco Sanson, Marta Vecchiato, Emilia Serra, Maria Anna Donati   +4 more
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Gambling Subgroups among Korean Out-of-school Adolescents [PDF]

Child Health Nursing Research, 2020
Purpose The number of Korean adolescents engaging in gambling is increasing, especially among out-of-school adolescents. This study aimed to identify patterns of gambling activities and factors related to specific subgroups of out-of-school adolescent ...
Kyonghwa Kang, Yi Kyung Ha, Hwal Lan Bang   +2 more
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A pilot study of problem gambling among student online gamblers: mood states as predictors of problematic behaviour [PDF]

, 2009
Within the last decade, interest in online gambling has increased. This pilot study examined online gambling among students to identify the extent to which student Internet gamblers manifest a propensity for problem gambling and to understand if mood ...
Farnsworth, WF, Griffiths, MD, Matthews, N   +2 more
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Gambling and problem gambling in Switzerland.

Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2016
To provide an overview of gambling and problem gambling in Switzerland, including historical aspects, past and current legislation and policies, treatment options and the research base.A literature search was conducted on two databases (PubMed and PsycINFO), and official government and statistical reports selected from the official websites of four ...
Billieux, Joel, Achab, Sophia, Savary, Jean-Félix, Simon, Olivier, Richter, Frédéric, Zullino, Daniele Fabio, Khazaal, Yasser   +6 more
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Factors Statistically Predicting At-Risk/Problematic Internet Use in a Sample of Young Adolescent Boys and Girls in South Korea

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2018
Aims: This study aimed to investigate in a gender-sensitive manner factors related to at-risk/problematic Internet use (ARPIU) in a sample of young Korean adolescents.
Yoon-Jung Kim, Daeyoung Roh, Sang-Kyu Lee, Fatih Canan, Marc N. Potenza, Marc N. Potenza, Marc N. Potenza, Marc N. Potenza, Marc N. Potenza, Marc N. Potenza   +9 more
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Problem gambling: a suitable case for social work? [PDF]

, 2013
Problem gambling attracts little attention from health and social care agencies in the UK. Prevalence surveys suggest that 0.6% of the population are problem gamblers and it is suggested that for each of these individuals, 10–17 other people ...
Alexander B., Bellringer P., Bickley P., Brenner R., Chinn C., Cree V., Crisp B., Daddow R., Derevensky J., Flavin M., Gambling Commission, Gaudia R., Golightley M., Goodman R., Gould N., Griffiths M. D., Griffiths M. D., Griffiths M. D., Griffiths M. D., Jim Rogers, Layard R., May Chahal C., Nielsen Media Research, Orford J., Orford J., O’Keeffe M., Petry N., Productivity Commission, Reith G., Reith G., Reith G., Responsible Gambling Strategy Board, Rigbye J., Rowntree B., Shaffer H. J., Sullivan S., Tew J., Victorian Casino and Gambling Authority (VCGA), Volberg R., Walker M., Wardle H., Wright Mills C., Zarin D. A.   +42 more
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Differentiating normal and problem gambling: a grounded theory approach. [PDF]

, 2004
A previous study (Ricketts & Macaskill, 2003) delineated a theory of problem gambling based on the experiences of treatment seeking male gamblers and allowed predictions to be made regarding the processes that differentiate between normal and problem
American Psychiatric Association, Anderson G., Ann Macaskill, Bandura A., Coventry K.R., Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Dickerson M., Glaser B., Griffiths M., Grun L., Hodgins D.C., Jacobs D.F., Ladouceur R., Lesieur H.R., Lincoln Y.S., McConaghy N., Miller S.I., Olshansky E.F., Pidgeon N., Research Qualis, Ricketts T., Sharpe L., Strauss A., Strauss A., Sylvain C., Thomas Ricketts   +26 more
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The Relationship Between Gambling and Homelessness: A Commentary on Sharman et al. (2014) [PDF]

, 2015
The relationship between problem gambling and homelessness is a little studied area in the gambling studies field. A recent study in the Journal of Gambling Studies by Sharman, Dreyer, et al (2014) is the first quantitative study in Great Britain on ...
Griffiths, MD
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