Esports bettors versus traditional sports bettors: Differences in demographics, impulsivity, psychopathological symptoms, and gaming and gambling behavior
The findings suggest that esports bettors are a distinct betting group, and vulnerable to multiple gaming/gambling-related harms and psychopathological harms.
Authors
- B. Paksi
- Andrea Czakó (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4525-0524)
- O. Király
- Harshdeep S Mangat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9164-6936)
- Katalin Felvinczi
- Zsolt Demetrovics
- Róbert Urbán
- Mark D. Griffiths
- Shu M. Yu
Institutions
- Eötvös Loránd University (HU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- Gibraltar Health Authority (GI)
- OnApp (Gibraltar) (GI)
- University of Gibraltar
- Nottingham Trent University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Comprehensive Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2026.152667
- Primary Topic
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00