We propose an updated version of the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-
PACE) model, which we argue to be valid for several types of addictive behaviors, such as …

Gambling disorder is characterized by a persistent, recurrent pattern of gambling that is
associated with substantial distress or impairment. The prevalence of gambling disorder has …

Over the past two decades, research into Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) has markedly
increased due to worldwide spread of online videogames. The reasons and motivations for …

Loot boxes are items in video games that can be paid for with real-world money and contain
randomised contents. In recent years, loot boxes have become increasingly common. There …

Customer experience management research is increasingly concerned with the long-term
evolution of customer experience journeys across multiple service cycles. A dominant …

Despite the many positive outcomes, excessive mobile phone use is now often associated
with potentially harmful and/or disturbing behaviors (eg, symptoms of deregulated use …

Loot boxes are items in video games that can be paid for with real-world money but contain
randomized contents. Many games that feature loot boxes are played by adolescents …

Background Behavioral addiction research has been particularly flourishing over the last two
decades. However, recent publications have suggested that nearly all daily life activities …

Loot boxes are virtual items in many video games that let players “gamble” on an item of
chance. Loot boxes bring an element of gambling into video games, which might prime …

COVID-19 and lockdown strategies may affect mental health and addictive behavior
differently in the population, and elite athletes are among the professions clearly affected by …