Loot box engagement: A scoping review of primary studies on prevalence and association with problematic gaming and gambling.

<h4>Background</h4>Loot boxes are an increasingly common type of random microtransaction in videogames. There is some concern about their expansion and entailed risks, especially among adolescents. The actual prevalence of engagement with loot boxes among child and adult population is un...

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Main Authors: Irene Montiel, Aránzazu Basterra-González, Juan M Machimbarrena, Jéssica Ortega-Barón, Joaquín González-Cabrera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263177