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A Normative Feedback Intervention on Gambling Behavior—A Longitudinal Study of Post-Intervention Gambling Practices in At-Risk Gamblers

BACKGROUND: In problem gambling, normative personalized feedback interventions have demonstrated promising effects. Given the widespread increase in online gambling in recent years, internet-delivered normative feedback may serve as a promising intervention. This study aimed to examine whether such...

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Autores principales: Berge, Jonas, Abrahamsson, Tove, Lyckberg, Axel, Franklin, Katja, Håkansson, Anders
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9008880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35432012
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.602846
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author Berge, Jonas
Abrahamsson, Tove
Lyckberg, Axel
Franklin, Katja
Håkansson, Anders
author_facet Berge, Jonas
Abrahamsson, Tove
Lyckberg, Axel
Franklin, Katja
Håkansson, Anders
author_sort Berge, Jonas
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description BACKGROUND: In problem gambling, normative personalized feedback interventions have demonstrated promising effects. Given the widespread increase in online gambling in recent years, internet-delivered normative feedback may serve as a promising intervention. This study aimed to examine whether such an intervention, delivered by a gambling operator and aiming to help problem gamblers decrease their gambling, may in fact be associated with lower gambling practices post-intervention. METHODS: Online questions on norms and beliefs about one's own and peers' gambling habits, derived from the Gambling Quantity and Perceived Norms Scale, were followed by personalized feedback, delivered online by the Swedish state-owned gambling operator. A total of 1,453 gamblers consented to participate in a pre-post measure of wagering levels. RESULTS: Wagering decreased significantly post-intervention (28 days) compared to pre-intervention (28 days prior). The decrease was significantly more pronounced in younger and online casino gamblers. In an 84-day follow-up, the decrease remained significant, although less pronounced. CONCLUSIONS: An online normative intervention delivered by a state-owned gambling operator, addressing norms and beliefs about gambling levels, may lower risky gambling in the short term. Implications and further research needs are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-90088802022-04-15 A Normative Feedback Intervention on Gambling Behavior—A Longitudinal Study of Post-Intervention Gambling Practices in At-Risk Gamblers Berge, Jonas Abrahamsson, Tove Lyckberg, Axel Franklin, Katja Håkansson, Anders Front Psychiatry Psychiatry BACKGROUND: In problem gambling, normative personalized feedback interventions have demonstrated promising effects. Given the widespread increase in online gambling in recent years, internet-delivered normative feedback may serve as a promising intervention. This study aimed to examine whether such an intervention, delivered by a gambling operator and aiming to help problem gamblers decrease their gambling, may in fact be associated with lower gambling practices post-intervention. METHODS: Online questions on norms and beliefs about one's own and peers' gambling habits, derived from the Gambling Quantity and Perceived Norms Scale, were followed by personalized feedback, delivered online by the Swedish state-owned gambling operator. A total of 1,453 gamblers consented to participate in a pre-post measure of wagering levels. RESULTS: Wagering decreased significantly post-intervention (28 days) compared to pre-intervention (28 days prior). The decrease was significantly more pronounced in younger and online casino gamblers. In an 84-day follow-up, the decrease remained significant, although less pronounced. CONCLUSIONS: An online normative intervention delivered by a state-owned gambling operator, addressing norms and beliefs about gambling levels, may lower risky gambling in the short term. Implications and further research needs are discussed. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-31 /pmc/articles/PMC9008880/ /pubmed/35432012 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.602846 Text en Copyright © 2022 Berge, Abrahamsson, Lyckberg, Franklin and Håkansson. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Psychiatry
Berge, Jonas
Abrahamsson, Tove
Lyckberg, Axel
Franklin, Katja
Håkansson, Anders
A Normative Feedback Intervention on Gambling Behavior—A Longitudinal Study of Post-Intervention Gambling Practices in At-Risk Gamblers
title A Normative Feedback Intervention on Gambling Behavior—A Longitudinal Study of Post-Intervention Gambling Practices in At-Risk Gamblers
title_full A Normative Feedback Intervention on Gambling Behavior—A Longitudinal Study of Post-Intervention Gambling Practices in At-Risk Gamblers
title_fullStr A Normative Feedback Intervention on Gambling Behavior—A Longitudinal Study of Post-Intervention Gambling Practices in At-Risk Gamblers
title_full_unstemmed A Normative Feedback Intervention on Gambling Behavior—A Longitudinal Study of Post-Intervention Gambling Practices in At-Risk Gamblers
title_short A Normative Feedback Intervention on Gambling Behavior—A Longitudinal Study of Post-Intervention Gambling Practices in At-Risk Gamblers
title_sort normative feedback intervention on gambling behavior—a longitudinal study of post-intervention gambling practices in at-risk gamblers
topic Psychiatry
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9008880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35432012
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.602846
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