Gambling Phenotypes in Online Sports Betting
Background and ObjectivesThe Internet provides easy access to multiple types of gambling and has led to changes in betting habits. A severe rise in problematic gambling has been predicted among all sectors of the population, and studies are required to assess the emerging phenotypes related to the n...
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| author | Roser Granero Roser Granero Susana Jiménez-Murcia Susana Jiménez-Murcia Susana Jiménez-Murcia Susana Jiménez-Murcia Amparo del Pino-Gutiérrez Amparo del Pino-Gutiérrez Bernat Mora Eduardo Mendoza-Valenciano Eduardo Mendoza-Valenciano Isabel Baenas-Soto Mónica Gómez-Peña Laura Moragas Ester Codina Ester Codina Hibai López-González Teresa Mena-Moreno Teresa Mena-Moreno Gemma Mestre-Bach Gemma Mestre-Bach Susana Valero-Solís Sandra Rivas Zaida Agüera Zaida Agüera Cristina Vintró-Alcaraz María Lozano-Madrid María Lozano-Madrid José M. Menchón José M. Menchón Fernando Fernández-Aranda Fernando Fernández-Aranda Fernando Fernández-Aranda Fernando Fernández-Aranda |
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| description | Background and ObjectivesThe Internet provides easy access to multiple types of gambling and has led to changes in betting habits. A severe rise in problematic gambling has been predicted among all sectors of the population, and studies are required to assess the emerging phenotypes related to the new structures of gambling activities. This study aimed to explore the existence of latent classes associated with gambling habits among treatment-seeking gamblers due to Online Sports Betting (OSB).MethodInitial sample included n = 4,516 patients consecutively admitted for treatment in a hospital unit specialized in behavioral addictions. Two-step clustering analysis was used within the subsample of n = 323 patients who reported problems related with OSB, within a set of indicators including sociodemographics, psychopathological distress, personality, and severity of the gambling activity.ResultsThe prevalence of OSB as a main type of gambling problem in the study was 7.2% (95% confidence interval: 6.4 to 7.9%). Two latent clusters were identified, with differences in sociodemographics and clinical status. Cluster 1 (n = 247, 76.5%) grouped patients that were more affected due to the OSB behaviors, and it was characterized by non-married patients, lower socioeconomic position index, higher comorbidity with other substance related addictions, younger age, and early onset of the gambling activity, as well as higher debts due to the OSB, higher psychopathological distress, and a more dysfunctional personality profile. Cluster 2 (n = 76, 23.5%) grouped patients that were less affected by OSB, mostly married (or living with a stable partner), with higher social position levels, older age and older onset of the gambling activity, as well as a more functional psychopathological and personality profile.ConclusionThe increasing understanding of latent classes underlying OSB phenotypes is essential in guiding the development of reliable screening tools to identify individuals highly vulnerable to addictive behaviors among Internet gamblers, as well as in planning prevention and treatment initiatives focused on the precise profiles of these patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24178fc459bb4fdfa1d4e0225e51c5332022-12-22T01:55:51ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402020-05-011110.3389/fpsyt.2020.00482537529Gambling Phenotypes in Online Sports BettingRoser Granero0Roser Granero1Susana Jiménez-Murcia2Susana Jiménez-Murcia3Susana Jiménez-Murcia4Susana Jiménez-Murcia5Amparo del Pino-Gutiérrez6Amparo del Pino-Gutiérrez7Bernat Mora8Eduardo Mendoza-Valenciano9Eduardo Mendoza-Valenciano10Isabel Baenas-Soto11Mónica Gómez-Peña12Laura Moragas13Ester Codina14Ester Codina15Hibai López-González16Teresa Mena-Moreno17Teresa Mena-Moreno18Gemma Mestre-Bach19Gemma Mestre-Bach20Susana Valero-Solís21Sandra Rivas22Zaida Agüera23Zaida Agüera24Cristina Vintró-Alcaraz25María Lozano-Madrid26María Lozano-Madrid27José M. Menchón28José M. Menchón29Fernando Fernández-Aranda30Fernando Fernández-Aranda31Fernando Fernández-Aranda32Fernando Fernández-Aranda33Department of Psychobiology and Methodology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona—UAB, Barcelona, SpainCiber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainCiber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainPsychiatry and Mental Health Group, Neuroscience Program, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge—IDIBELL, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, Universitat de Barcelona—UB, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Public Health, Mental Health and Perinatal Nursing, School of Nursing, Universitat de Barcelona—UB, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainCiber Salut Mental (CIBERsam), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Public Health, Mental Health and Perinatal Nursing, School of Nursing, Universitat de Barcelona—UB, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainCiber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainCiber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainCiber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainCiber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainCiber Salut Mental (CIBERsam), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainCiber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainPsychiatry and Mental Health Group, Neuroscience Program, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge—IDIBELL, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, Universitat de Barcelona—UB, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainBackground and ObjectivesThe Internet provides easy access to multiple types of gambling and has led to changes in betting habits. A severe rise in problematic gambling has been predicted among all sectors of the population, and studies are required to assess the emerging phenotypes related to the new structures of gambling activities. This study aimed to explore the existence of latent classes associated with gambling habits among treatment-seeking gamblers due to Online Sports Betting (OSB).MethodInitial sample included n = 4,516 patients consecutively admitted for treatment in a hospital unit specialized in behavioral addictions. Two-step clustering analysis was used within the subsample of n = 323 patients who reported problems related with OSB, within a set of indicators including sociodemographics, psychopathological distress, personality, and severity of the gambling activity.ResultsThe prevalence of OSB as a main type of gambling problem in the study was 7.2% (95% confidence interval: 6.4 to 7.9%). Two latent clusters were identified, with differences in sociodemographics and clinical status. Cluster 1 (n = 247, 76.5%) grouped patients that were more affected due to the OSB behaviors, and it was characterized by non-married patients, lower socioeconomic position index, higher comorbidity with other substance related addictions, younger age, and early onset of the gambling activity, as well as higher debts due to the OSB, higher psychopathological distress, and a more dysfunctional personality profile. Cluster 2 (n = 76, 23.5%) grouped patients that were less affected by OSB, mostly married (or living with a stable partner), with higher social position levels, older age and older onset of the gambling activity, as well as a more functional psychopathological and personality profile.ConclusionThe increasing understanding of latent classes underlying OSB phenotypes is essential in guiding the development of reliable screening tools to identify individuals highly vulnerable to addictive behaviors among Internet gamblers, as well as in planning prevention and treatment initiatives focused on the precise profiles of these patients.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00482/fullclusteringgambling disorderinternetonline sports bettingphenotype |
| spellingShingle | Roser Granero Roser Granero Susana Jiménez-Murcia Susana Jiménez-Murcia Susana Jiménez-Murcia Susana Jiménez-Murcia Amparo del Pino-Gutiérrez Amparo del Pino-Gutiérrez Bernat Mora Eduardo Mendoza-Valenciano Eduardo Mendoza-Valenciano Isabel Baenas-Soto Mónica Gómez-Peña Laura Moragas Ester Codina Ester Codina Hibai López-González Teresa Mena-Moreno Teresa Mena-Moreno Gemma Mestre-Bach Gemma Mestre-Bach Susana Valero-Solís Sandra Rivas Zaida Agüera Zaida Agüera Cristina Vintró-Alcaraz María Lozano-Madrid María Lozano-Madrid José M. Menchón José M. Menchón Fernando Fernández-Aranda Fernando Fernández-Aranda Fernando Fernández-Aranda Fernando Fernández-Aranda Gambling Phenotypes in Online Sports Betting Frontiers in Psychiatry clustering gambling disorder internet online sports betting phenotype |
| title | Gambling Phenotypes in Online Sports Betting |
| title_full | Gambling Phenotypes in Online Sports Betting |
| title_fullStr | Gambling Phenotypes in Online Sports Betting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gambling Phenotypes in Online Sports Betting |
| title_short | Gambling Phenotypes in Online Sports Betting |
| title_sort | gambling phenotypes in online sports betting |
| topic | clustering gambling disorder internet online sports betting phenotype |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00482/full |
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