Loot boxes are again linked to problem gambling: Results of a replication study
Zendle first author. A replication with 1,172 gamers, designed to address the self-selection of the earlier sample and participants' awareness of the study's aims, reproduced an association between loot box spending and problem gambling severity of much the same size. It remains cross-sectional and silent on the direction of causation.
Zendle first author. A replication with 1,172 gamers, designed to address the self-selection of the earlier sample and participants' awareness of the study's aims, reproduced an association between loot box spending and problem gambling severity of much the same size. It remains cross-sectional and silent on the direction of causation.
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Zendle, D., & Cairns, P. (2019). Loot boxes are again linked to problem gambling: Results of a replication study. PLOS ONE, 14(3), e0213194. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0213194.