- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Educational Games and Gamification
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Cognitive and psychological constructs research
- Wine Industry and Tourism
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
The COVID-19 pandemic, with the consequent lockdown of about 3 months, can be viewed as an experimental model to observe impact depletion environmental factors that stimulate gambling, particularly electronic gambling machines (EGMs) were set zero. effects some structural characteristics activities increase behavior studied among disordered gamblers in treatment this unique scenario. In fact, studies investigating on problem (PGs) under are missing. aims study analyze patients’ and craving...
Although some studies have been conducted on gambling behaviour in the general population or clinical samples during COVID-19 pandemic, less attention has focused Affected Family Members (AFMs) of disordered gamblers. To fill this gap, study investigated psychological state gamblers' AFMs lockdown Italy, European country first affected by virus and with largest market. We were interested understanding if unavailability most land-based offerings created a sense relief AFMs. also compared...
So far, the study of costs arising from recent spread massive industrial gambling in Italy has been neglected: this article explains reasons why it is time to focus on area study. Some areas heavily impacted by disorder are highlighted. They concern both gamblers and people close them (particularly their family members), who affected multiple quality life. Particular attention will be given describe damage suffered minors under different conditions: some examples gamble, those live families...
Giocare d’azzardo e un’attivita rischiosa per il benessere la qualita di vita individuale, familiare sociale. L’incremento accessibilita ai giochi conseguente sviluppo problemi dipendenza in una parte dei giocatori hanno portato all’attenzione degli operatori socio-sanitari situazioni complesse. Tra i molteplici fattori rischio, quelli inerenti struttura potenzialita condizionamento del comportamento giocatore. Le conseguenze dannose gioco vanno oltre dimensione individuale coinvolgono...
To be effective in the prevention of adolescent problem gambling, it is fundamental to enhance knowledge about antecedents gambling severity and mechanisms through which these dimensions are related problematic behavior. This study aimed at testing how selected cognitive (correct gambling-related distortions) affective (positive economic perception expectation enjoyment arousal towards gambling) variables frequency severity. Problem was conceptualized as Gambling Disorder symptoms according...
Over the last decade, gambling opportunities worldwide have increased significantly, providing continual access to more people. Thus, standardized measures assess various facets of Gambling Disorder and holistic approaches identifying sub-groups disordered gamblers are needed. The Pathways Questionnaire (GPQ), based on Model problem gambling, is designed assign subtypes at intake identify a variety salient etiological factors. This study sought validate Italian version GPQ. After translation...