Search for dissertations about: "online gambling"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words online gambling.
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1. Responsible provision of online gambling : Effects, usability and gamblers’ experiences of protective measures implemented in online gambling environments
Abstract : Problem gambling is considered a public health problem in many countries and is associated with serious financial and health-related harms for both problem gamblers and significant others. It is possible to create gambling environments that would promote sustainable gambling behaviors and prevent excessive gambling. READ MORE
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2. Preventing problem gambling: Focus on overconsumption
Abstract : A proportion of gamblers experience problems. The role of overconsumption in developing gambling problems is sparsely described in the literature and there is little scientific knowledge about the prevention of gambling problems. READ MORE
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3. Strategies in the rat gambling task : Individual differences in decision-making and associations to behavior, neurobiology and human strategies
Abstract : Gambling disorder (GD) is a behavioral addiction characterized by persistent and recurrent gambling behavior that disrupts personal, social or professional life. Studies have revealed that GD shares many features with alcohol and substance use disorders, but little is known about potential unique features in GD and to what extent characteristics are shared. READ MORE
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4. You Bet! : An Investigation of Market Positioning by Online Gambling Firms and Drivers of their Customers’ Gambling Intention
Abstract : Online gambling is a global multibillion dollar business that dwarfs all other forms of entertainment, and yet business and marketing research about it is scarce (Mizerski, 2013). The focus of gambling research has been on problem gamblers who ultimately represent a rather small, albeit important percentage of the gambling population. READ MORE
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5. Adolescent Gaming and Gambling in Relation to Negative Social Consequences and Health
Abstract : The aims of the thesis were to study relationships between the effects of online gaming and gambling and negative social consequences and ill health among adolescents and to determine whether gaming and gambling activities occur together.The papers in this thesis used epidemiological methods to obtain self-report information from Swedish adolescents aged 13–18 years. READ MORE