Problematic Gaming and Internet Use but Not Gambling May Be Overrepresented in Sexual Minorities – A Pilot Population Web Survey Study

Frontiers in Psychology

Niroshani Broman¹ 

关键词: gambling disorder;    pathological gambling;    internet gaming disorder;    internet addiction;    LGBT;    sexual minority;    behavioral addiction;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02184

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background: Substance-related addictive disorders are known to be overrepresented in non-heterosexual individuals, but it is largely unknown whether this is also the case for behavioral addictions such as problem gaming and gambling. This study aimed, in a pilot web survey design, to assess whether problematic gambling, gaming and internet use may be more common in individuals with a non-heterosexual orientation.

【 授权许可】

CC BY