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ArticleJournal of gambling studies2025

Engagement in New Gambling Practices and its Association with Gambling Disorder, Impulsivity, and Cognitive Distortions: Findings from a Nationally Representative Sample of Spanish Gamblers.

Ainhoa Coloma-Carmona, José L Carballo, Clara Sancho-Domingo, Sara Rodríguez-Espinosa, Fernando Miró-Llinares, Jesús C Aguerri

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Article in Journal of gambling studies, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Ainhoa Coloma-CarmonaCenter for Applied Psychology, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Elche, Spain. ainhoa.coloma@umh.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0857-9104
José L CarballoCenter for Applied Psychology, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Elche, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4602-8941
Clara Sancho-DomingoCenter for Applied Psychology, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Elche, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5130-865X
Sara Rodríguez-EspinosaCenter for Applied Psychology, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Elche, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3547-0531
Fernando Miró-LlinaresCRÍMINA Research Center for the Study and Prevention of Crime, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Elche, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6379-5857
Jesús C AguerriCRÍMINA Research Center for the Study and Prevention of Crime, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Elche, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7730-8527

Funding

'la Caixa' Foundation LCF/PR/FS21/60000002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most epidemiological surveys focus on adult gambling behaviors related to traditional gambling forms, while studies on novel forms often focus on loot boxes and cryptocurrency trading individually. This study examines the co-ocurrence of emergent gambling and gambling-like practices, analyzing the demographic and psychological characteristics of involved gamblers. A cross-sectional study surveyed 1429 Spanish individuals aged 18-65, using a web-based questionnaire. The survey assessed participation in 19 gambling (e.g., lotteries, sports betting) and gambling-like activities (e.g., trading of cryptocurrencies and other assets, buying loot-boxes), along with sociodemographic and substance use. Problem gambling (PGSI), Impulsivity (UPPS-P), and cognitive distortions (Labrador's cognitive distortions scale) were also assessed. Participants who gambled over the past year (n = 921) were classified into four groups: traditional gambling (TG) only (64.5%, n = 594), TG with trading activities (27.5%, n = 253), TG with gambling withing video games or streaming platforms (2.5%, n = 23), and TG with both trading and video gambling (5.5%, n = 51). Most gamblers engaged exclusively in traditional formats, but 35.5% also participated in novel gambling forms. Those involved in both trading and video gambling were generally younger, male, with higher levels of impulsivity and gambling-related cognitive distortions compared to TG-only gamblers (p < 0.001). This group also exhibited higher rates of problem gambling and substance use (p < 0.001). This study emphasize the importance of including emerging gambling activities, which are particularly prevalent among high-risk gamblers, in epidemiological surveys. Identifying new gambling patterns and associated risk factors could help optimize public policies and develop more effective regulatory and prevention strategies.

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Behavior, AddictiveGamblingImpulsive BehaviorAdolescentAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSpainSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultAdultsCryptocurrencyGambling-like practicesLoot boxesProblem gamblingSkin bettingTradingVideo games

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