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Characteristics that predict engagement in instant win games
Journal of Behavioral Addictions ; 11:86-87, 2022.
Article in English | EMBASE | ID: covidwho-2009756
ABSTRACT
While gambling problems have long been investigated in association with electronic gambling machines, recent attention has focused on engagement with instant lottery games. Instant win game engagement has been identified as one robust predictor of increased concurrent and subsequent problem gambling (see Grusser et al., 2007;Short et al., 2015;Stark et al., 2021;Williams, Leonard, et al., 2021;Williams, Leonard, et al., 2021). This emergent finding contrasts with historical perceptions that lottery games are low risk. It is important to understand the individual characteristics of those who engage in instant lottery games, the potential harms associated with engagement, and the biopsychosocial profile of those at greatest risk for experiencing harms. This study sought to identify the characteristics that predict engagement versus non-engagement using a longitudinal data set, namely the AGRI National COVID Project online panel participant data (n = 3449), collected in Fall 2019 (baseline data for this study) and in Spring 2020 (during the nation-wide pandemic lockdown). Results indicate that, pre-pandemic factors including gender, employment status, household financial status, greater involvement in gambling, and elevated problem gambling scores, contributed significantly to the delineation of those who did - versus did not - engage in instant win games during the national lockdown. Additional research is required to understand both, the individual characteristics that lead to susceptibility for problems with instant win games, and the role of environmental factors including social and economic strain experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic in the manifestation of problems related with instant win game engagement.
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Journal of Behavioral Addictions Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Journal of Behavioral Addictions Year: 2022 Document Type: Article