Gambling, trauma, and the mind: a network analysis of online gambling and personal well-being

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62690094%3A18440%2F25%3A50022994" target="_blank" >RIV/62690094:18440/25:50022994 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/61989592:15260/25:73634195

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03516-z" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03516-z</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03516-z" target="_blank" >10.1186/s40359-025-03516-z</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Gambling, trauma, and the mind: a network analysis of online gambling and personal well-being

Original language description

Online gambling has become a significant public health concern due to its accessibility and potential negative impact on personal well-being. However, the complex relationships between online gambling and related factors remain insufficiently explored. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between online gambling disorder (OGD), psychological distress, suicidal ideation, and substance abuse. Additionally, the study examined the influence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on these relationships. Network analyses were conducted using a large nationwide sample of Czech adults (n = 3399). Measured variables included OGD, psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and stress scales), suicidal ideation, and substance use behaviors. Separate networks were estimated for males and females. The effect of ACEs on the relationships within the networks was evaluated via the Network Comparison Test (NCT) and edge weight difference tests. No strong associations between OGD and psychological distress or suicidal ideation were found. Additionally, only weak links were observed between OGD and selected substance use items. Changes in node connections were detected when ACEs were introduced into the networks. Furthermore, the NCT revealed isolated structural and connectivity differences between male and female networks. While no direct influence of ACEs on the links between OGD and psychological distress was observed, gender-specific differences emerged in how individual OGD items are interconnected. This underscores the need for further research to explore the potential mechanisms through which OGD manifests differently in men and women.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)

Project

<a href="/en/project/EH23_025%2F0008686" target="_blank" >EH23_025/0008686: ReDiKid: Resilient Kid in Digital World</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

BMC Psychology

ISSN

2050-7283

e-ISSN

2050-7283

Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

19

Pages from-to

"Article number: 1226"

UT code for WoS article

001609379600002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105021056386