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Experiences of Playscan: Interviews with users of a responsible gambling tool
Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Stockholm, Sweden.
Linköping University, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Psychology. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9736-8228
Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
2017 (English)In: Internet Interventions, ISSN 2214-7829, Vol. 8, p. 53-62Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Online gambling, encompassing a wide variety of activities and around-the-clock access, can be a potential risk factor for gamblers who tend to gamble excessively. Yet, the advent of online gambling has enabled responsible gambling (RG) features that may help individuals to limit their gambling behaviour. One of these features is RG tools that track gamblers’ behaviour, performs risk assessments and provides advice to gamblers. This study investigated users’ views and experiences of the RG tool Playscan from a qualitative perspective using a semi-structured interview. The tool performs a risk assessment on a three-step scale (low, medium and high risk). Users from every risk category were included. Twenty interviews were carried out and analysed using thematic analysis. Two main themes with associated sub-themes were identified: “Usage of Playscan and the gambling site” and “Experiences of Playscan”. Important experiences in the sub-themes were lack of feedback from the tool and confusion when signing up to use Playscan. These experiences counteracted positive attitudes that should have promoted usage of the tool. Providing more feedback directly to users is a suggested solution to increase usage of the RG tool. © 2017 The Authors

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Elsevier, 2017. Vol. 8, p. 53-62
Keywords [en]
Feedback; Qualitative study; Responsible gambling tool; Thematic analysis; Usage
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-146991DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2017.03.003Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85017167166OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-146991DiVA, id: diva2:1202855
Available from: 2018-05-01 Created: 2018-05-01 Last updated: 2018-12-12

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