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Tarred with the same brush: An initial inquiry into courtesy stigma and problem gambling [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Health and Social Sciences, 2019
Introduction: This study explores the relative intensity of courtesy stigma around problem gambling to other stigmatized conditions, and the ways in which courtesy stigma (or fear thereof) impacts problem gambling.
Matthew D. Sanscartier   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Statistically Predicting At-Risk/Problematic Internet Use in a Sample of Young Adolescent Boys and Girls in South Korea

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intimate partner violence linked to gambling: cohort and period effects on the past experiences of older women

open access: yesBMC Women's Health, 2023
Background Problem gambling increases the risk of experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). People impacted by gambling-related IPV face distinctive challenges, and these may be compounded by intersections with gender, generational influences and ...
Nerilee Hing   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding Positive Play: An Exploration of Playing Experiences and Responsible Gambling Practices [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This study is one of the first to explore in detail the behaviors, attitudes and motivations of players that show no signs of at-risk or problem gambling behavior (so-called ‘positive players’).
Griffiths, MD, Wood, RTA
core   +1 more source

Flowsheet generation through hierarchical reinforcement learning and graph neural networks

open access: yesAIChE Journal, Volume 69, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Process synthesis experiences a disruptive transformation accelerated by artificial intelligence. We propose a reinforcement learning algorithm for chemical process design based on a state‐of‐the‐art actor‐critic logic. Our proposed algorithm represents chemical processes as graphs and uses graph convolutional neural networks to learn from ...
Laura Stops   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Associations of the Big Five and locus of control with problem gambling in a large Australian sample.

open access: yesPLoS 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
doaj   +1 more source

Automatic detection of problem-gambling signs from online texts using large language models [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2023
Problem gambling is a major public health concern and is associated with profound psychological distress and economic problems. There are numerous gambling communities on the internet where users exchange information about games, gambling tactics, as well as gambling-related problems. Individuals exhibiting higher levels of problem gambling engage more
arxiv  

Multiple-interaction kinetic modelling of a virtual-item gambling economy [PDF]

open access: yesPhys. Rev. E 100, 012308 (2019), 2019
In recent years, there has been a proliferation of online gambling sites, which made gambling more accessible with a consequent rise in related problems, such as addiction. Hence, the analysis of the gambling behaviour at both the individual and the aggregate levels has become the object of several investigations.
arxiv   +1 more source

The Relationship Between Gambling and Homelessness: A Commentary on Sharman et al. (2014) [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

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

open access: yesBJPsych 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   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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