Publications

Problem gambling transmission: An eight-wave longitudinal study on problem gambling among affected others. Journal of Gambling Studies. Accepted Nov 27, 2025.

Kauppila, E., Hautamäki, S., Savolainen, I., Castrén, S., Velleman, R., & Oksanen, A. (2025).

Pay to play or pay to lose? The impact of in-game spending in digital games on gambling problems. Journal of Gambling Studies.

Vuorinen, I., Savolainen, I., & Oksanen, A. (2025).

Why Do We Gamble?: An integrative approach to gambling motives and problem gambling

Hagfors, H. (2025).

The impact of gambling advertising online: A longitudinal study on exposure and harm. International Gambling Studies.

Savolainen, I., Roukka, T., Oksanen, A. (2025).

Does being close to someone with a gambling problem predict harm? An eight-wave longitudinal study. Addictive Behaviors.

Hautamäki, S., Savolainen, I., Kauppila, E., Vuorinen, I., Hagfors, H., & Oksanen, A. (2025).

The Easy Way Out: Escapism as a central motive for addictions

Jouhki, H. (2025).

Lonely gamble - A longitudinal study of loneliness, gambling to escape and problem gambling. Journal of Behavioral Addictions.

Hagfors, H., Kaakinen, M., Savolainen, I., Vepsäläinen, J., & Oksanen, A. (2025).

The Internet of problem gambling: A mixed-methods study of the role of Internet-enabled risk factors among Finnish adults. New Media & Society.

Soares Mantere, E., Savolainen, I., Vuorinen, I., Hagfors, H., Palomäki, J., & Oksanen, A. (2025).

A longitudinal study on the effects of materialism and mental health on gambling problems in Finland. International Gambling Studies.

Vuorinen, I., Hagfors, H., Savolainen, I., & Oksanen, A. (2025).

Just a few more minutes: Longitudinal and cross-national perspectives on the role of online identity bubbles in addictive internet use. Computers in Human Behavior.

Savolainen, I., Brailovskaia, J., Sirola, A., Celuch, M., & Oksanen, A. (2025).

See Gambling in the Digital Age -project website for earlier publications