12/28/2023 0 Comments How to resist gambling urges![]() In 2018, a total of 66.2% of people reported engaging in some type of gambling in Canada, and 0.6% of the population were identified as people with gambling problems. Numerous epidemiological studies have shown that problem gambling is affecting up to 5.8% of the general population worldwide, and 2% to 5% of the general population in North America. Findings from this study emphasize the importance of communicating clear gambling limits to people who gamble, as well as the value of developing individual self-control strategies to limit frequency, time and money spent gambling. Various contextual factors were identified to influence those strategies, including social influences winning or losing using substances. Strategies to limit expenditure included: restricting access to money keeping track of money allocated to gambling activities and avoiding certain types of gambling activities. Self-control strategies used to limit their gambling expenditure were more common than frequency or time limiting strategies. ![]() ![]() A total of 56 people who gamble (27 males and 29 females) participated in nine focus groups and five individual interviews in Montreal, Calgary, and Toronto (Canada). This qualitative study examines self-control strategies used to limit money spent gambling, frequency of gambling, and time spent gambling. There is limited research exploring the perceptions of people who gamble on the self-control strategies used to limit their gambling. ![]()
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