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ArticleBMC public health2019

Isolating the impact of specific gambling activities and modes on problem gambling and psychological distress in internet gamblers.

Sally M Gainsbury, Douglas J Angus, Alex Blaszczynski

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Article in BMC public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Sally M GainsburyUniversity of Sydney, Science, Brain and Mind Centre, School of Psychology, Camperdown, NSW, Australia. sally.gainsbury@sydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9641-5838
Douglas J AngusUniversity of Sydney, Science, Brain and Mind Centre, School of Psychology, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9722-2475
Alex BlaszczynskiUniversity of Sydney, Science, Brain and Mind Centre, School of Psychology, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1476-0791

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Australian Research Council DE1060100459
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGambling disorder is related to high overall gambling engagement; however specific activities and modalities are thought to have stronger relationships with gambling problems. This study aimed to isolate the relationship between specific gambling activities and modalities (Internet and venue/land-based) to gambling disorder and general psychological distress. Past-month Internet gamblers were the focus of this investigation because this modality may be associated with gambling disorders in a unique way that needs to be separated from overall gambling intensity.

methodsAustralians who had gambled online in the prior 30 days (N = 998, 57% male) were recruited through a market research company to complete an online survey measuring self-reported gambling participation, problem gambling severity, and psychological distress.

resultsWhen controlling for overall gambling frequency, problem gambling was significantly positively associated with the frequency of online and venue-based gambling using electronic gaming machines (EGMs) and venue-based sports betting. Psychological distress was uniquely associated with higher frequency of venue gambling using EGMs, sports betting, and casino card/table games.

conclusionsThis study advances our understanding of how specific gambling activities are associated with disordered gambling and psychological distress in users of Internet gambling services. Our results suggest that among Internet gamblers, online and land-based EGMs are strongly associated with gambling disorder severity. High overall gambling engagement is an important predictor of gambling-related harms, nonetheless, venue-based EGMs, sports betting and casinos warrant specific attention to address gambling-related harms and psychological distress among gamblers.

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InternetPsychological DistressAdultAustraliaBehavior, AddictiveFemaleGamblingHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesAddictionCasinoDisordered gamblingElectronic gaming machinesHarmInternet gamblingParticipation frequencyProblem gamblingPsychological distressSports betting

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PMID31653242
PMCPMC6815058

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