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In addition, important differences have been observed between moderate-risk and problem gamblers in terms of expenditures and accumulated debt. In regards to the associated problems, compared to moderate-risk gamblers, problem gamblers had an increased reported psychological distress, daily smoking, and possible alcohol dependence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion and Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The severity of gambling and associated problems found in problem gamblers is significantly different from moderate-risk gamblers, when examined in a student population, to reiterate caution against the amalgamation of these groups in future research.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1556\/2006.4.2015.002","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,5,27]],"date-time":"2015-05-27T09:43:31Z","timestamp":1432719811000},"page":"53-59","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1556\/policypage.crossmark.crossref.2","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Comparing problem gamblers with moderate-risk gamblers in a sample of university students"],"prefix":"10.1556","volume":"4","author":[{"given":"Yi","family":"Shen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"CSSS Lucille-Teasdale, Clinique-r\u00e9seau int\u00e9gr\u00e9e Maisonneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sylvia","family":"Kairouz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Louise","family":"Nadeau","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology, Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al, Montreal, Quebec, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chantal","family":"Robillard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"425","container-title":["Journal of Behavioral Addictions"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/akjournals.com\/view\/journals\/2006\/4\/2\/article-p53.xml","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/akjournals.com\/downloadpdf\/journals\/2006\/4\/2\/article-p53.xml","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"syndication"},{"URL":"https:\/\/akjournals.com\/downloadpdf\/journals\/2006\/4\/2\/article-p53.xml","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,3]],"date-time":"2024-01-03T11:40:43Z","timestamp":1704282043000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/akjournals.com\/view\/journals\/2006\/4\/2\/article-p53.xml"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2015,6]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"2"},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1556\/2006.4.2015.002","relation":{},"ISSN":["2062-5871"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2062-5871","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2015,6]]}}}