[HTML][HTML] Online communities and gambling behaviors—A systematic review

I Savolainen, A Sirola, I Vuorinen, E Mantere… - Current Addiction …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The internet and virtual environments have enabled the
formation of online communities around a variety of interests. Online communities focused …

Social media and access to drugs online: A nationwide study in the United States and Spain among adolescents and young adults

A Oksanen, BL Miller, I Savolainen, A Sirola, J Demant… - 2021 - trepo.tuni.fi
Drugs are sold on both dark web services and on social media, but research investigating
these drug purchases online is still emerging. The aim of this study is to analyze risk factors …

[HTML][HTML] Online identities and social influence in social media gambling exposure: A four-country study on young people

A Sirola, M Kaakinen, I Savolainen, HJ Paek… - Telematics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Social media tends to gather users around social cliques consisting of similar-minded
individuals and shared identities. These online group processes can have significant …

Problem gambling message board activity and the legalization of sports betting in the US: A mixed methods approach

M van der Maas, SR Cho, L Nower - Computers in Human Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
The current study looks at participation on a popular message board website (reddit. com) to
see if recent expansions of sports betting in the US correspond with the growth of an online …

[HTML][HTML] Social ecological model of problem gambling: A cross-national survey study of young people in the United States, South Korea, Spain, and Finland

A Oksanen, A Sirola, I Savolainen, A Koivula… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Problem gambling among young people is an emerging trend globally. The online
environment in particular offers various possibilities for gambling engagement. This is the …

[HTML][HTML] Online communities as a risk factor for gambling and gaming problems: A five-wave longitudinal study

J Vepsäläinen, M Kaakinen, I Savolainen… - Computers in Human …, 2024 - Elsevier
Online communities are becoming increasingly important in everyday life, providing
opportunities for leisure habits and social organization. Some online communities are also …

Self-control, social-bonding, psychological distress, and illicit drug use among young people: a web-based cross-sectional survey in Thailand

T Ofuchi, CS Tinn, P Chucharoen… - Asia Pacific Journal …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design An anonymous online cross-sectional survey was used to collect the data for
this research. Data were collected between January and February 2022 by inviting …

[HTML][HTML] Life satisfaction and online-gambling communities: a cross-national study of gambling activities among young Finnish, American, South Korean and Spanish …

A Koivula, A Oksanen, A Sirola, I Savolainen… - Journal of Gambling …, 2022 - Springer
Gambling is a potential hazard to life satisfaction, yet peer relationships online might buffer
this risk. This study analyzed the ways problem gambling is associated with life satisfaction …

Oral health implications of risky behaviors in adolescence

B Hill, LRF Mugayar, MA da Fonseca - Dental Clinics, 2021 - dental.theclinics.com
Adolescence is a time for new discoveries and independence, and the uneven maturation of
the young brain may lead adolescents to engage in impulsive and risky behaviors. Social …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence, Risk Factors and Protective Factors Associated With Problem Gambling Among Strathmore University Students in Nairobi County, Kenya

C Barsulai - 2022 - repository.daystar.ac.ke
Problem gambling is a phrase that is used to define a syndrome of gambling-related
behaviors that often causes substantial harm to individuals, others close to the gambling …