Book contents
- Social Media and Mental Health
- Social Media and Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Understanding Social Media
- Section 2 Social Media and Mental Health
- Chapter 7 The Harms and Benefits of Social Media
- Chapter 8 Social Media and Disorders of Mood
- Chapter 9 Social Media Use, Body Image, and Eating Disorders
- Chapter 10 Social Media and Gambling
- Chapter 11 Social Media, Self-Harm, and Suicide
- Section 3 Social Media as a Resource
- Afterword
- References
- Index
- References
Chapter 10 - Social Media and Gambling
from Section 2 - Social Media and Mental Health
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 October 2023
- Social Media and Mental Health
- Social Media and Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Understanding Social Media
- Section 2 Social Media and Mental Health
- Chapter 7 The Harms and Benefits of Social Media
- Chapter 8 Social Media and Disorders of Mood
- Chapter 9 Social Media Use, Body Image, and Eating Disorders
- Chapter 10 Social Media and Gambling
- Chapter 11 Social Media, Self-Harm, and Suicide
- Section 3 Social Media as a Resource
- Afterword
- References
- Index
- References
Summary
Social media are changing the way people are exposed to products with addictive potential – including gambling. This chapter provides a brief overview of the way digital technologies like social media are changing the gambling landscape and their relationship with gambling harm. Traditional approaches to gambling harm reduction have largely failed to recognize and address many of the systemic factors that shape the environment in which gambling harm occurs, such as promotion of gambling. Greater regulatory attention is needed to prevent social media from contributing to harm, especially among vulnerable groups such as minors and people experiencing gambling problems.
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- Social Media and Mental Health , pp. 98 - 108Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023