The impact of gambling advertising on gambling severity: a path analysis of factors of psychological distress in individuals with gambling disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a consensus in the literature that gambling advertising disproportionately affects those experiencing higher gambling severity. However, the relationship of gambling advertising and severity is typically assessed among samples recruited from online panels using screening tools as the method to categorize the gambling severity status of participants. Alternatively, other studies use small groups of gamblers (i.e., qualitative studies). The present paper reports findings from a sample of gamblers diagnosed with gambling disorder by professional clinicians via individual interviews. The study investigated the association between gambling advertising and gambling severity by looking at other psychologically relevant variables such as impulsivity, emotion regulation,

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Gonzalez H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11949876 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature