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Journal Article
Gambling Research: Prominent Topics of Scholarly Interest
2025
Overview
The study of the psychological and social factors in both recreational and pathological gambling has attracted extensive scholarly attention for decades. Yet few studies have examined the intellectual structure of this evolving field, particularly the scope of topical areas of investigatory interest. The current study utilized a bibliometric approach to examine subject matter coverage in 2 prominent journals in the field (Journal of Gambling Studies, Journal of Gambling Issues) over the past 10 years. The content analysis, comprising 824 studies, indicated that the most prominent areas of research focus were, in rank order: treatment approaches, theory/models, sporting events, sub-types/profile, cognitive distortions, measurement/assessment, etiology/risk factors, substance abuse, and prevention. There is extensive research attention on the detrimental impact of problem gambling on adolescents, particularly in the context of video-gaming. As copious avenues for sports-betting have proliferated in recent years, researchers have shifted their investigatory focus to this emergent area. Overall, this content analysis indicated that there is a wide breadth of topical coverage in these top-tier gambling journals. The findings a) should be considered exploratory in nature, b) highlight popular research areas of scientific interest, and c) provide a scaffold and catalyst for future research efforts in the area of gambling-related disorders.
