TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between gambling advertising and gambling attitudes, intentions and behaviours
T2 - a critical and meta-analytic review
AU - Bouguettaya, Ayoub
AU - Lynott, Dermot
AU - Carter, Adrian
AU - Zerhouni, Oulmann
AU - Meyer, Silke
AU - Ladegaard, Isak
AU - Gardner, John
AU - O'Brien, Kerry S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020
PY - 2020/2
Y1 - 2020/2
N2 - Gambling advertising has become ubiquitous in westernised countries in the last two decades, yet there is little understanding of the relationship between exposure to gambling advertising and gambling attitudes, intentions and behaviour. We conduct a critical and meta-analytic review of the past two decades of empirical research. The research suggests a positive association between exposure to gambling advertising and gambling-related attitudes, intentions and behaviour. The association is greatest for gambling behaviour. There is some evidence for a dose-response relationship. The quality and breadth of research on gambling advertising are weaker than those in comparable areas (e.g., alcohol, tobacco), with an absence of longitudinal and experimental studies. Gaps in, and methodological problems with, the field are discussed, and research directions recommended.
AB - Gambling advertising has become ubiquitous in westernised countries in the last two decades, yet there is little understanding of the relationship between exposure to gambling advertising and gambling attitudes, intentions and behaviour. We conduct a critical and meta-analytic review of the past two decades of empirical research. The research suggests a positive association between exposure to gambling advertising and gambling-related attitudes, intentions and behaviour. The association is greatest for gambling behaviour. There is some evidence for a dose-response relationship. The quality and breadth of research on gambling advertising are weaker than those in comparable areas (e.g., alcohol, tobacco), with an absence of longitudinal and experimental studies. Gaps in, and methodological problems with, the field are discussed, and research directions recommended.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cobeha.2020.02.010
DO - 10.1016/j.cobeha.2020.02.010
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85081643853
VL - 31
SP - 89
EP - 101
JO - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
JF - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
SN - 2352-1546
ER -