ArticleBMJ open2020
Problem and non-problem gamblers: a cross-sectional clustering study by gambling characteristics.
Article in BMJ open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01207674 (Transversal Multiaxial Evaluation and 5-year Follow-up of a Cohort of French Gamblers.), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Transversal Multiaxial Evaluation and 5-year Follow-up of a Cohort of French Gamblers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Risk Factors for Gambling Disorder: A Systematic Review.Journal of gambling studies · 2023Pooled it
- Gambling Marketing Strategies and the Internet: What Do We Know? A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- When rejection backfires: Social exclusion and economic decision-making in gamblers.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Trial
- Impact of Gambling on the Internet on Middle-Term and Long-Term Recovery from Gambling Disorder: A 2-Year Longitudinal Study.Journal of gambling studies · 2025Observational
- Risk Factors of At-Risk/Problem Gambling Among Young Adult Spanish Students.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesGambling characteristics are factors that could influence problem gambling development. The aim of this study was to identify a typology of gamblers to frame risky behaviour based on gambling characteristics (age of initiation/of problem gambling, type of gambling: pure chance/chance with pseudoskills/chance with elements of skill, gambling online/offline, amount wagered monthly) and to investigate clinical factors associated with these different profiles in a large representative sample of gamblers. DESIGN AND
settingThe study is a cross-sectional analysis to the baseline data of the french JEU cohort study (study protocol : Challet-Bouju
participantsThe participants were 628 gamblers : 256 non-problem gamblers (NPG), 169 problem gamblers without treatment (PGWT) and 203 problem gamblers seeking treatment (PGST).
resultsSix clustering models were tested, the one with three clusters displayed a lower classification error rate (7.92%) and was better suited to clinical interpretation : 'Early Onset and Short Course' (47.5%), 'Early Onset and Long Course' (35%) and 'Late Onset and Short Course' (17.5%). Gambling characteristics differed significantly between the three clusters.
conclusionsWe defined clusters through the analysis of gambling variables, easy to identify, by psychiatrists or by physicians in primary care. Simple screening concerning these gambling characteristics could be constructed to prevent and to help PG identification. It is important to consider gambling characteristics : policy measures targeting gambling characteristics may reduce the risk of PG or minimise harm from gambling. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT01207674 (ClinicalTrials.gov); Results.
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