Problem Gambling Transmission. An Eight-wave Longitudinal Study on Problem Gambling Among Affected Others.

J Gambl Stud · 2026 · PMC13009000 · PMID 41428139

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did not reach statistical significancep =.052so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Having a friend with problem gambling also seemed to increase the risk of problem gambling, however, did not reach statistical significance ( B = 0.27, p =.052) and the effect was small in magnitude.

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