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dc.contributor.authorSpicer, Stuart
dc.contributor.authorLaura, N
dc.contributor.authorJoanne, L
dc.contributor.authorMaria, U
dc.contributor.authorLloyd, Helen
dc.contributor.authorClose, James
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-21T11:57:34Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-17
dc.identifier.issn1461-4448
dc.identifier.issn1461-7315
dc.identifier.otherARTN 14614448211027175
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/17268
dc.descriptionNo embargo required.
dc.description.abstract

<jats:p> Loot boxes (LBs) are video game-related purchases with a chance-based outcome. Due to similarities with gambling, they have come under increasing scrutiny from media, academics and policymakers alike. Initial evidence suggested that LB engagement might be associated with both problem gambling (PG) and problem video gaming (PVG). We therefore conducted a systematic review of the evidence for associations between LB purchasing, PG and PVG. For LB/PG, 12 of 13 publications reported a positive relationship, with a moderately sized mean effect of r = .27. For LB/PVG, the mean effect was r = .40, although this finding was drawn from only six surveys in total. For PG/PVG, the mean effect was r = .21, with only 11 of 20 studies reporting significant effects. While further evidence is required to determine the direction of causality, the strength of relationships suggests that policy action on LBs may have benefits for harm minimisation. </jats:p>

dc.format.extent1001-1022
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.subjectAddiction
dc.subjectimpulsivity
dc.subjectloot boxes
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectmicrotransactions
dc.subjectnudges
dc.subjectproblem gambling
dc.subjectproblem video gaming
dc.subjectsystematic review
dc.subjectwellbeing
dc.titleLoot boxes, problem gambling and problem video gaming: A systematic review and meta-synthesis
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeReview
dc.typeJournal
plymouth.author-urlhttps://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000675645400001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=11bb513d99f797142bcfeffcc58ea008
plymouth.issue4
plymouth.volume24
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalNew Media and Society
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/14614448211027175
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health/Peninsula Medical School
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health/School of Psychology
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA04 Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience
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plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups/FoH - Community and Primary Care
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups/Institute of Health and Community
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plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups/Institute of Translational and Stratified Medicine (ITSMED)/CCT&PS
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups/Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research (PIHR)
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plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Users by role/Academics
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-06-15
dc.rights.embargodate2021-7-23
dc.identifier.eissn1461-7315
dc.rights.embargoperiodNot known
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1177/14614448211027175
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2021-07-17
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
plymouth.funderA mixed-method investigation of the gaming/gambling interface and health related harms.::Gamble Aware


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