Nicki Dowling

The shape of gambling risk-curves for frequency, expenditure and proportion of income in Australia.

Christopher J Greenwood, George J Youssef, Stephanie S Merkouris, Nicki A Dowling

Journal article  |  2021  |  Addiction

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Examining risk-curves is important to understanding the degree to which indices of gambling consumption are as..

The efficacy of Personalized Normative Feedback interventions across addictions: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Jenny Saxton, Simone N Rodda, Natalia Booth, Stephanie S Merkouris, Nicki A Dowling

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLOS ONE

Personalized Normative Feedback (PNF) may help address addictive disorders. PNF highlights discrepancies between perceived and act..

The identification of Australian low-risk gambling limits: A comparison of gambling-related harm measures.

Nicki A Dowling, Christopher J Greenwood, Stephanie S Merkouris, George J Youssef, Matthew Browne, Matthew Rockloff, Paul Myers

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Background and aims: Problem gambling severity and gambling-related harm are closely coupled, but conceptually distinct, construct..

A Smartphone-Delivered Ecological Momentary Intervention for Problem Gambling (GamblingLess: Curb Your Urge): Single-Arm Acceptability and Feasibility Trial

Chloe O Hawker, Stephanie S Merkouris, George J Youssef, Nicki A Dowling

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Medical Internet Research

BACKGROUND: Low uptake rates of traditional gambling treatments highlight the need for innovative treatment modalities. Smartphone..

Affected Others Responsivity to Gambling Harm: An International Taxonomy of Consumer-Derived Behaviour Change Techniques

Natalia Booth, Nicki A Dowling, Jason Landon, Dan I Lubman, Stephanie S Merkouris, Simone N Rodda

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Clinical Medicine

Affected others impacted by someone else's gambling utilise numerous behaviour change strategies to minimise gambling-related harm..

Exploring the associations between gambling cravings, self-efficacy, and gambling episodes: An Ecological Momentary Assessment study

CO Hawker, SS Merkouris, GJ Youssef, NA Dowling

Journal article  |  2021  |  Addictive Behaviors

AIMS: To explore reciprocal relationships between real-time gambling cravings and self-efficacy with gambling behaviour, and the m..

The Development of Empirically Derived Australian Low-Risk Gambling Limits

Nicki A Dowling, George J Youssef, Christopher Greenwood, Stephanie S Merkouris, Aino Suomi, Robin Room

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Clinical Medicine

This study derived a set of Australian low-risk gambling limits and explored the relative and absolute risk associated with exceed..

Risk, compensatory, and protective factors in problem gambling: The role of positive mental health characteristics

NA Dowling, SR Aarsman, SS Merkouris

Journal article  |  2021  |  Addictive Behaviors

There is a limited evidence base from which to draw conclusions about compensatory and protective factors for problem gambling. Th..

"It Runs in Your Blood": Reflections from Treatment Seeking Gamblers on Their Family History of Gambling

NA Dowling, KL Francis, R Dixon, SS Merkouris, SA Thomas, E Frydenberg, AC Jackson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Gambling Studies

There are considerable gaps in our understanding of the familial transmission of gambling problems. This convergent mixed-methods ..

Do EGMs have a Stronger Association with Problem Gambling than Racing and Casino Table Games? Evidence from a Decade of Australian Prevalence Studies

Paul Delfabbro, Daniel L King, Matthew Browne, Nicki A Dowling

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Gambling Studies

Although it is often assumed that electronic gaming machines (EGMs) are associated with the highest level of risk, it has proved d..