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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
psychology
Are Video Games a Gateway to Gambling? A Longitudinal Study Based on a Representative Norwegian Sample
Journal of Gambling Studies, Volume 35, No. 2, Year 2019
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Description
The scope and variety of video games and monetary gambling opportunities are expanding rapidly. In many ways, these forms of entertainment are converging on digital and online video games and gambling sites. However, little is known about the relationship between video gaming and gambling. The present study explored the possibility of a directional relationship between measures of problem gaming and problem gambling, while also controlling for the influence of sex and age. In contrast to most previous inves-tigations which are based on cross-sectional designs and non-representative samples, the present study utilized a longitudinal design conducted over 2 years (2013, 2015) and com-prising 4601 participants (males 47.2%, age range 16–74) drawn from a random sample from the general population. Video gaming and gambling were assessed using the Gaming Addiction Scale for Adolescents and the Canadian Problem Gambling Index, respectively. Using an autoregressive cross-lagged structural equation model, we found a positive relationship between scores on problematic gaming and later scores on problematic gambling, whereas we found no evidence of the reverse relationship. Hence, video gaming problems appear to be a gateway behavior to problematic gambling behavior. In future research, one should continue to monitor the possible reciprocal behavioral influences between gambling and video gaming. © The Author(s) 2018.
Authors & Co-Authors
Torsheim, Torbjørn
Norway, Bergen
Universitetet I Bergen
Mentzoni, Rune Aune
Norway, Bergen
Universitetet I Bergen
Sagoe, Dominic
Norway, Bergen
Universitetet I Bergen
Pallesen, Ståle
Norway, Bergen
Universitetet I Bergen
Statistics
Citations: 33
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/S10899-018-9781-Z
ISSN:
10505350
Research Areas
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative