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Research priorities in gambling: Findings of a large-scale expert study
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Marc N. Potenza ,
David C. Hodgins ,
Shu M. Yu ,
Anise M. S. Wu ,
Susana Jiménez-Murcia ,
Henrietta Bowden-Jones ,
Daniel King ,
Joël Billieux ,
Beáta Bőthe ,
Dan J. Stein ,
Zsolt Demetrovics ,
Simon Dymond
Journal of Behavioral Addictions, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 1222 - 1249
Swansea University Author:
Simon Dymond
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DOI (Published version): 10.1556/2006.2025.00072
Abstract
ObjectiveWhile gambling is a growing public health concern, research resources are limited, and no guidance is available to prioritise research. This study aimed to identify priorities for gambling research on a global scale using a systematic, transparent, and democratic methodology to inform resea...
| Published in: | Journal of Behavioral Addictions |
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| ISSN: | 2062-5871 2063-5303 |
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Akademiai Kiado Zrt.
2025
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa70551 |
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ObjectiveWhile gambling is a growing public health concern, research resources are limited, and no guidance is available to prioritise research. This study aimed to identify priorities for gambling research on a global scale using a systematic, transparent, and democratic methodology to inform researchers and other stakeholders.MethodsLeading gambling researchers were invited to list gambling-related research questions that can contribute to strengthening evidence-based policy, prevention, and effective early intervention and treatment of problem gambling. Suggestions were consolidated into research options and evaluated against six criteria (Answerability, Feasibility, Effectiveness, Impact on equity and an additional two based on the category of research options: Novelty and Relevance for description-type, Potential for burden reduction and Deliverability for intervention-related options). Stakeholders (n = 14) assigned relative weights to each criterion, and options were ranked according to their weighted research priority scores.ResultsWith input from 46.9% of eligible researchers (n = 307) from 35 countries, 1,361 questions were consolidated into 102 options. Evaluations showed strong agreement between experts, and the top 25 priorities were identified. The results highlight the need for further knowledge about the epidemiology, etiology, and consequences of problem gambling. Top-priority topics indicate the importance of focusing on vulnerable and minority groups, youth, significant others, technological innovations, advertisements, the convergence of gaming and gambling, and co-occurring conditions. Evaluating and tailoring existing measures were prioritised more highly than new interventions, and identifying factors underlying treatment seeking, drop-out and relapse was also considered a priority.ConclusionsThis initiative successfully involved the global research community in identifying gambling research priorities. The results provide information for researchers and other stakeholders for future projects and funding. |
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| Keywords: |
gambling; gambling disorder; research priorities; addictive behavior; compulsive behavior; impulsive behavior; behavioral addiction; expert study; policy; treatment; intervention; prevention |
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
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SJM was partially funded by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (PDI2021-124887OB-I00), Instituto de
Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) (Exp: FIS22053—Ref: DTS22/00072), European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant agreement no. 101080219 (eprObes), and cofounded by FEDER (funds/European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), a way to build Europe). |
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3 |
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1222 |
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1249 |