Paying for loot boxes is linked to problem gambling, regardless of specific features such as cash-out and pay-to-win
- Submitting institution
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University of York
- Unit of assessment
- 11 - Computer Science and Informatics
- Output identifier
- 66302605
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.chb.2019.07.003
- Title of journal
- Computers in Human Behavior
- Article number
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- First page
- 181
- Volume
- 102
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0747-5632
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- July
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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3
- Research group(s)
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- Citation count
- 14
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This work is in response to direct criticisms of a previous paper that the relationship between loot boxes and problem gambling is contingent on features of the loot boxes. It does not find evidence for such variation and therefore has become part of a portfolio of work used to inform national (UK governmental) policies around the regulation of loot boxes in digital games.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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