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A cross-sectional study of problem gambling and its correlates among college students in South India

BJPsych Open, 2016
Background In the Western world, a significant portion of college students have gambled. College gamblers have one of the highest rates of problem gambling.
Sanju George, TS Jaisoorya, Sivasankaran Nair, Anjana Rani, Priya Menon, Revamma Madhavan, Jeevan Chakkandan Rajan, Komath Sankaran Radhakrishnan, Vineeta Jose, Vivek Benegal, K. Thennarassu, Nancy M. Petry   +11 more
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Associations of the Big Five and locus of control with problem gambling in a large Australian sample.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Gambling may range from being a recreational leisure activity to a behavioral addiction. A rising number of gamblers experience adverse consequences from gambling, termed problem gambling, which may become a challenge for the individual and society. With
Juliane M von der Heiden, Boris Egloff
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Problem gambling and gaming in elite athletes

Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2018
Background: High-level sports have been described as a risk situation for mental health problems and substance misuse. This, however, has been sparsely studied for problem gambling, and it is unknown whether problem gaming, corresponding to the tentative
A. Håkansson, G. Kenttä, C. Åkesdotter   +2 more
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Isolation and worry in relation to gambling and onset of gambling among psychiatry patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mediation study

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
When the COVID-19 pandemic started spreading globally, there was a fear that addictive behaviors would increase due to changes in everyday life caused by restrictions due to COVID-19.
David Forsström, David Forsström, David Forsström, Philip Lindner, Philip Lindner, Kristoffer N. T. Månsson, Olivia Ojala, Maria Hedman-Lagerlöf, Samir El Alaoui, Alexander Rozental, Alexander Rozental, Johan Lundin, Simon Jangard, Simon Jangard, Shervin Shahnavaz, Karolina Sörman, Tobias Lundgren, Nitya Jayaram-Lindström   +17 more
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Online Gambling Patterns and Predictors of Problem Gambling Among Korean Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study

Asian Nursing Research
S U M M A R Y: Purpose: This study examined online gambling patterns among Korean adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic and identified predictors of problem gambling based on a socio-ecological model.
Young-Sil Sohn, Hyunmi Son
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From problem people to addictive products: a qualitative study on rethinking gambling policy from the perspective of lived experience

Harm Reduction Journal, 2018
Background Previous research has shown that government and industry discussions of gambling may focus on personal responsibility for gambling harm. In Australia, these discussions have largely excluded people with lived experience of problem gambling ...
Helen E. Miller, Samantha L. Thomas, Priscilla Robinson   +2 more
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A 57‐Year‐Old Male With Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia and MATR3 and NOS3 Mutations

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This report presents a case of behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia caused by mutations in the MATR3 and NOS3 genes, aiming to analyze its clinical manifestations and genetic characteristics. For a case presenting with personality changes and gait abnormalities as the initial symptoms, this study conducted a comprehensive analysis of its
Feifei Lin, Saie Huang
wiley   +1 more source

Psychometric Characteristics of a New Scale for Measuring Self-efficacy in the Regulation of Gambling Behavior

Frontiers in Psychology, 2017
Since its introduction in 1977, self-efficacy has proven to be a fundamental predictor of positive adjustment and achievement in many domains. In problem gambling studies, self-efficacy has been defined mainly as an individual's ability to avoid gambling
Claudio Barbaranelli, Claudio Barbaranelli, Valerio Ghezzi, Roberta Fida, Roberta Fida, Michele Vecchione   +5 more
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A Q‐Learning Algorithm to Solve the Two‐Player Zero‐Sum Game Problem for Nonlinear Systems

International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 566-581, March 2025.
A Q‐learning algorithm to solve the two‐player zero‐sum game problem for nonlinear systems. ABSTRACT This paper deals with the two‐player zero‐sum game problem, which is a bounded L2$$ {L}_2 $$‐gain robust control problem. Finding an analytical solution to the complex Hamilton‐Jacobi‐Issacs (HJI) equation is a challenging task.
Afreen Islam, Anthony Siming Chen, Guido Herrmann   +2 more
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Problem gambling during Covid-19

Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2020
Background: Problem gambling could progressively grow in a period of isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic to the possibility of gambling directly from home.
Fabio Frisone, Angela Alibrandi, Salvatore Settineri   +2 more
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