, volume 38 , issue 2 , pages 397-409

Online Gambling in Iranian Social Media Users: Prevalence, Related Variables and Psychiatric Correlations

Mohammadreza Davoudi ¹

Sheida Shirvani ²

Aliakbar Foroughi ³

Fereshteh Rajaeiramsheh ¹

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Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran |

Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran |

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Psychology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2021-03-20

Springer Nature

Journal of Gambling Studies

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SJR: 1.183

CiteScore: 4.7

Impact factor: 2.2

ISSN: 10505350, 15733602

DOI: 10.1007/s10899-021-10020-7

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Abstract

The exponential increase in Internet use has been associated with dangers and harms. Recently, the prevalence of online gambling is increasing in various countries. Online gambling can be a prelude to gambling disorder. No study has been conducted in this field in Iran yet. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of online gambling (without disorder and pathological), and its relationship with demographic variables and psychiatric symptoms. 3252 people participated in this study online. Research tools included gambling disorder screening questionnaire-Persian (GDSQ-P), brief symptom inventory (BSI), Young's addiction questionnaire, and Demographic questionnaire. The prevalence of online gambling was 8.9%. 26.6% of online gamblers experience moderate to severe degrees of pathological gambling. 74.7% of online gamblers were male. Online gamblers have a lower mean age than non-online gamblers (p < 0.001). Online gamblers were equally from all economic classes. The most common methods of gambling were CRASH game and sports betting. Online gamblers had no significant difference in the rate of face-to-face (physical) gambling history, compared to non-online gamblers (6.9% vs 5.6%), (p > 0.05). In BSI-assessed psychiatric symptoms, online gamblers showed higher scores on anxiety and obsession, and lower scores on paranoid ideation, compared to the control group (p < 0.05). Also, Internet addiction and daily use of the Internet as entertainment were significantly higher in online gamblers than non-online gamblers (p < 0.05). Also, a positive and significant correlation was found between the severity of gambling and the severity of Internet addiction, severity of depression, severity of anxiety, and severity of obsession in online gamblers (p < 0.05). Overall, online gambling is common in Iran and is associated with psychiatric problems. Health professionals and the government should pay special attention to online gambling and its related problems.

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Davoudi M. et al. Online Gambling in Iranian Social Media Users: Prevalence, Related Variables and Psychiatric Correlations // Journal of Gambling Studies. 2021. Vol. 38. No. 2. pp. 397-409.

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Davoudi M., Shirvani S., Foroughi A., Rajaeiramsheh F. Online Gambling in Iranian Social Media Users: Prevalence, Related Variables and Psychiatric Correlations // Journal of Gambling Studies. 2021. Vol. 38. No. 2. pp. 397-409.

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.1007/s10899-021-10020-7

UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-021-10020-7

TI - Online Gambling in Iranian Social Media Users: Prevalence, Related Variables and Psychiatric Correlations

T2 - Journal of Gambling Studies

AU - Davoudi, Mohammadreza

AU - Shirvani, Sheida

AU - Foroughi, Aliakbar

AU - Rajaeiramsheh, Fereshteh

PY - 2021

DA - 2021/03/20

PB - Springer Nature

SP - 397-409

IS - 2

VL - 38

PMID - 33742368

SN - 1050-5350

SN - 1573-3602

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@article{2021_Davoudi,

author = {Mohammadreza Davoudi and Sheida Shirvani and Aliakbar Foroughi and Fereshteh Rajaeiramsheh},

title = {Online Gambling in Iranian Social Media Users: Prevalence, Related Variables and Psychiatric Correlations},

journal = {Journal of Gambling Studies},

year = {2021},

volume = {38},

publisher = {Springer Nature},

month = {mar},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-021-10020-7},

number = {2},

pages = {397--409},

doi = {10.1007/s10899-021-10020-7}

}

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Davoudi, Mohammadreza, et al. “Online Gambling in Iranian Social Media Users: Prevalence, Related Variables and Psychiatric Correlations.” Journal of Gambling Studies, vol. 38, no. 2, Mar. 2021, pp. 397-409. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-021-10020-7.

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Springer Nature

Journal

Journal of Gambling Studies

scimago Q1

wos Q2

SJR

1.183

CiteScore

4.7

Impact factor

2.2

ISSN

10505350 (Print)

15733602 (Electronic)