Associations between loot box use, problematic gaming and gambling, and gambling-related cognitions

GA Brooks, L Clark - Addictive behaviors, 2019 - Elsevier
Loot boxes are virtual goods in video games that produce randomly-generated in-game
rewards, and have attracted scrutiny because of a resemblance to gambling. This study tests …

[HTML][HTML] 2015 Department of Defense health related behaviors survey (HRBS)

SO Meadows, CC Engel, RL Collins… - Rand health …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The Health Related Behaviors Survey (HRBS) is the US Department of Defense's
flagship survey for understanding the health, health-related behaviors, and well-being of …

[HTML][HTML] The gamblers of the future? Migration from loot boxes to gambling in a longitudinal study of young adults

GA Brooks, L Clark - Computers in human behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
Cross-sectional studies have established a robust correlational link between loot box
engagement and problem gambling, but the causal connections are unknown. This …

[HTML][HTML] The diagnostic accuracy of brief screening instruments for problem gambling: A systematic review and meta-analysis

NA Dowling, SS Merkouris, S Dias, SN Rodda… - Clinical psychology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Non-gambling specialist services, such as primary care, alcohol and other drug use, and
mental health services, are well placed to enhance the identification of people with gambling …

[PDF][PDF] Update on gambling disorder

EA Stefanovics, MN Potenza - Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 2022 - Elsevier
GD is a relatively rare diagnosis compared with prevalence of gambling. Nonetheless,
impacts can be severe, and many people with GD do not currently receive treatment. The …

Towards a health promoting university: descriptive findings on health, wellbeing and academic performance amongst university students in Australia

L Sanci, I Williams, M Russell, P Chondros… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Universities are increasingly recognised as institutions where health and
wellbeing can be promoted to maximise academic outcomes, career transitions, and lifelong …

Sports wagering in the context of addictive disorders: results from a census-matched US sample

JB Grubbs, SW Kraus - Cogent Mental Health, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Recent legal cases, technological advances, and sports league administrative decisions
have provided unprecedented access to various forms of sports wagering across the United …

Brief overview of the WHO collaborative project on the development of new international screening and diagnostic instruments for gaming disorder and gambling …

N Carragher, J Billieux, H Bowden-Jones… - …, 2022 - researchnow.flinders.edu.au
Inthis brief letter, we report a new WHO-led project developing gold standard instruments to
detect gamingdisorderand gambling disorder following their inclusion in the 'disordersdue to …

Developing and validating lower risk online gambling thresholds with actual bettor data from a major Internet gambling operator.

ER Louderback, DA LaPlante, SR Currie… - … of Addictive Behaviors, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: To help individuals avoid potential negative consequences associated with their
gambling, researchers have developed lower risk limits for time and financial involvement …

Problem gambling within sexual and gender minorities: A systematic review

BN Lee, JB Grubbs - Addictive Behaviors, 2023 - Elsevier
A body of literature now suggests that sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) experience a
distinct set of stressors in the form of minority stress, which may function as a risk factor for …