Background and aims A literature exists on the structural characteristics of electronic
gambling machines (EGMs), which are design innovations that can promote spending …

Objective: Multilevel consequences related to gambling disorder (GD) are glaring enough to
make gambling a worldwide public health issue. Dissociation has been pointed out in …

Excessive online behaviors refer to harmful or disproportionate use of digital network
applications. Such behaviors are likely to be associated with escapist motives. Our aim was …

Written by two leading experts in the field, this welcome third edition of Children in Difficulty:
A guide to understanding and helping discusses some of the most common, yet …

Influential learning-based accounts of substance addictions posit the attribution of incentive
salience to drug-associated cues, and its escalation by the direct dopaminergic effects of …

Habit formation is a key process in contemporary models of addictive behaviors but has
received limited attention in the context of gambling and problem gambling. Methods for …

Rationale The flashing lights and sounds of modern casinos are alluring and may contribute
to the addictive nature of gambling. Such cues can have a profound impact on the …

Persuasive technology refers to digital means that influence attitude behaviour, and
decisions. While the professional design of persuasive interfaces considers user interests …

In retail environments, consumers are constantly exposed to in‐store marketing
communication activities. However, relatively little is known about the attribution of human …

Background With the emerging technologies of the Internet and smartphones during the last
decades, the gambling environment has undergone a massive transformation. In Sweden …