Loot boxes, problem gambling and problem video gaming: A systematic review and meta-synthesis
dc.contributor.author | Spicer, Stuart | |
dc.contributor.author | Laura, N | |
dc.contributor.author | Joanne, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Maria, U | |
dc.contributor.author | Lloyd, Helen | |
dc.contributor.author | Close, James | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-21T11:57:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-07-17 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1461-4448 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1461-7315 | |
dc.identifier.other | ARTN 14614448211027175 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/17268 | |
dc.description | No 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.extent | 1001-1022 | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | SAGE Publications | |
dc.subject | Addiction | |
dc.subject | impulsivity | |
dc.subject | loot boxes | |
dc.subject | mental health | |
dc.subject | microtransactions | |
dc.subject | nudges | |
dc.subject | problem gambling | |
dc.subject | problem video gaming | |
dc.subject | systematic review | |
dc.subject | wellbeing | |
dc.title | Loot boxes, problem gambling and problem video gaming: A systematic review and meta-synthesis | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Review | |
dc.type | Journal | |
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plymouth.issue | 4 | |
plymouth.volume | 24 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published | |
plymouth.journal | New Media and Society | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/14614448211027175 | |
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 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/FoH - Community and Primary Care | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Institute of Health and Community | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Institute of Translational and Stratified Medicine (ITSMED) | |
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) | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role/Academics | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2021-06-15 | |
dc.rights.embargodate | 2021-7-23 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1461-7315 | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | Not known | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1177/14614448211027175 | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2021-07-17 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
plymouth.funder | A mixed-method investigation of the gaming/gambling interface and health related harms.::Gamble Aware |