Hell for consumer addiction?: thematic analysis of COVID-19 narratives in a gambling support forum
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DOI: 10.1108/jsocm-04-2022-0069
Abstract: Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in public health measures which unintentionally made unfortunate individual-, community- and system-level impacts. People experiencing gambling harm have distinctive vulnerabilities that are exacerbated during this period of uncertainty, physical distancing,… read more here.
Keywords: narratives gambling; gambling harm; support; support forum ... See more keywords
Disgust, shame and the psychosocial impact of skin picking: Evidence from an online support forum
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DOI: 10.1177/1359105317700254
Abstract: This article examines the accounts of individuals who problematically pick their skin and explores their subjective experiences. In total, 100 problem disclosure statements were taken from posts made to a publicly accessible online skin picking… read more here.
Keywords: skin picking; support forum; disgust shame; shame psychosocial ... See more keywords
House-edge information yields lower subjective chances of winning than equivalent return-to-player percentages: New evidence from support forum participants
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DOI: 10.4309/jgi.2020.45.9
Abstract: Information messages that communicate the average cost of play are a helpful consumer protection tool in gambling. In Australia and the United Kingdom, cost of play information is typically communicated via the “return-to-player” statistic, e.g.,… read more here.
Keywords: support forum; return player; information;