The Behavioral Addictions Research Laboratory team is pleased to announce the publication of an article in the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, a stream of MDPI. The article "Gamblers' Perceptions of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Their Gambling Behaviours: Analysis of Free-Text Responses Collected through a Cross-Sectional Online Survey" was published in a special issue on the social cost and public health impact of gambling and online gaming.
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The purpose of this study was to provide insight into the impact of the pandemic on gambling practices, focusing on the experiences of people who gamble. Following a cross-sectional online survey conducted between February 16 and March 15, 2021, we conducted a qualitative analysis based on 724 responses received to an open-ended question that allowed participants to describe in their own words the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their gambling practices. Of the participants, 57% were problem gamblers, as measured by their Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) score. Three themes were identified: (1) the changes in gambling practices that respondents perceived during the pandemic, (2) the impacts of these changes, and (3) the factors that influenced the changes in their gambling practices.
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