Loss of resources and gambling during the COVID-19 pandemic: a three-wave longitudinal study DOI Creative Commons
Bernadeta Lelonek-Kuleta, Rafał Bartczuk

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: Nov. 8, 2024

This study is based on the Conservation of Resources theory and investigates impact COVID-19 pandemic associated resource loss gambling behaviour among Polish gamblers. The surveyed 585 individuals engaged in land-based before pandemic. Participants completed computer-assisted web interviews, responding to questions regarding online frequencies, Problem Gambling Severity Index, Inventory Loss Pandemics. findings revealed significant shifts due pandemic-related restrictions. Land-based declined during lockdowns third wave study, while surged as gamblers transitioned from venues. Gamblers tended return options restrictions eased. Over consecutive waves, participants reported decreasing levels. Significantly, was influenced by frequency rather than vice versa. Both types experienced parallel declines at beginning pandemic, which subsided new situation became normalised. Players engaging more losses Those with resources pandemic's onset adapted readily, whereas limited faced loss. Conclusions Even stable levels, heavy baseline were higher risk for issues. dynamics between problem supported spiral concept.

Language: Английский

Self-reported changes in engagement in offline and online gambling during temporary COVID-19 restrictions on access to land-based gambling venues in Poland and their relation to the gambling disorder DOI Open Access
Bernadeta Lelonek-Kuleta, Rafał Bartczuk

Psychiatria Polska, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 58(1), P. 95 - 119

Published: Feb. 28, 2024

Cel pracy Celem badania było prześledzenie zmian w zaangażowaniu polskich graczy hazardowych hazard internetowy i pozainternetowy, powiązaniu z czasowym ograniczeniem dostępności hazardu stacjonarnego na skutek pierwszego lockdownu. Metoda Metodą kwestionariusza internetowego zebrano wyniki od 585 graczy. Warunkiem włączenia do próby uprawianie przed 15.03.2020. Badanych zapytano o Internecie poza nim okresie pierwszym lockdownem (przed 03.2020), trakcie lockdownu (15.03. – 10.05.2020) oraz sześciu miesięcy po zakończeniu W analizach uwzględniono także nasilenie zaburzenia hazardowego (mierzone za pomocą PGSI) powody ograniczenia lub nasilenia zachowań hazardowych. Wyniki Dominującą tendencją wśród offline utrzymanie aktywności hazardowej tym samym poziomie jej ograniczenie (blisko 95% graczy). Ograniczenie gry wyjaśniano: ograniczeniami finansowymi ograniczonym dostępem gier Internetem. Nasilenie tłumaczono: wolnym czasem, potrzebą odreagowania stresu gotówki. Spośród 394 osób uprawiających pandemią tylko offline, 30 zaczęło uprawiać podczas pandemii online. Inicjacja uprawiania online, jak również online były powiązane większym nasileniem symptomów hazardowego. Wnioski zaangażowania badanej grupie zjawiskiem marginalnym powiązanym problemowym wzorcem jego uprawiania.

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Loss of resources and gambling during the COVID-19 pandemic: A three-wave longitudinal study DOI Open Access
Bernadeta Lelonek-Kuleta, Rafał Bartczuk

Published: April 11, 2024

Background and Aims: This study is based on the Conservation of Resources theory investigates theimpact COVID-19 pandemic associated resource loss gambling behaviour among Polishgamblers.Methods: The surveyed 585 individuals engaged in land-based before pandemic.Participants completed computer-assisted web interviews, responding to questions regarding land-basedand online frequencies, Problem Gambling Severity Index, Inventory Loss ofResources Pandemics.Results: findings revealed significant shifts due pandemic-relatedrestrictions. Land-based declined during lockdowns third wave study, whileonline surged as gamblers transitioned from venues. Gamblers tended return toland-based options restrictions eased. Over consecutive waves, participants reported decreasingresource levels. Significantly, was influenced by frequency rather than viceversa.Discussion: Both types experienced parallel declines at beginning pandemic, whichsubsided new situation became normalised. Players engaging more moresignificant losses pandemic. Those with resources pandemic's onsetadapted readily, whereas limited faced loss.Conclusions: Even stable levels, heavy baseline were higher risk for issues.The dynamics between problem supported lossspiral concept.

Language: Английский

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Loss of resources and gambling during the COVID-19 pandemic: a three-wave longitudinal study DOI Creative Commons
Bernadeta Lelonek-Kuleta, Rafał Bartczuk

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: Nov. 8, 2024

This study is based on the Conservation of Resources theory and investigates impact COVID-19 pandemic associated resource loss gambling behaviour among Polish gamblers. The surveyed 585 individuals engaged in land-based before pandemic. Participants completed computer-assisted web interviews, responding to questions regarding online frequencies, Problem Gambling Severity Index, Inventory Loss Pandemics. findings revealed significant shifts due pandemic-related restrictions. Land-based declined during lockdowns third wave study, while surged as gamblers transitioned from venues. Gamblers tended return options restrictions eased. Over consecutive waves, participants reported decreasing levels. Significantly, was influenced by frequency rather than vice versa. Both types experienced parallel declines at beginning pandemic, which subsided new situation became normalised. Players engaging more losses Those with resources pandemic's onset adapted readily, whereas limited faced loss. Conclusions Even stable levels, heavy baseline were higher risk for issues. dynamics between problem supported spiral concept.

Language: Английский

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