Perceived Impact of Gambling Advertising can Predict Gambling Severity among Patients with Gambling Disorder.

ABSTRACT: There is growing evidence that gambling advertising disproportionately affects those experiencing more severe gambling harm. Such association has been studied by recruiting gamblers using online panels, by analysing registered users' data from gambling websites, and through surveys and focus group interviews. However, it is thought that these methods tend to overestimate gambling severity. The present study employed a sample of gamblers with a verified gambling disorder diagnosis (N = 210, 7.1% females, M_age = 39.4 years) recruited for a period of under two years at a large public hospital. It examined the relationship between self-reported impact of gambling advertising, gambling preference (strategic versus non-strategic) and gambling modality (online versus in-person). The re

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Gonzalez H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11557654 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature