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The need for a behavioural analysis of behavioural addictions (2016)
Journal Article
James, R. J., & Tunney, R. J. (2017). The need for a behavioural analysis of behavioural addictions. Clinical Psychology Review, 52, 69-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2016.11.010

This manuscript overviews the behavioural (i.e. associative learning, conditioning) research in behavioural addictions, with reference to contemporary models of substance addiction and ongoing controversies in the behavioural addictions literature. T... Read More about The need for a behavioural analysis of behavioural addictions.

Understanding the psychology of mobile gambling: A behavioural synthesis (2016)
Journal Article
James, R. J., O'Malley, C., & Tunney, R. J. (2017). Understanding the psychology of mobile gambling: A behavioural synthesis. British Journal of Psychology, 108(3), 608-625. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12226

This manuscript reviews the extant literature on key issues related to mobile gambling and considers whether the potential risks of harm emerging from this platform are driven by pre-existing comorbidities or by psychological processes unique to mobi... Read More about Understanding the psychology of mobile gambling: A behavioural synthesis.

The Latent Structure of Autistic Traits: A Taxometric, Latent Class and Latent Profile Analysis of the Adult Autism Spectrum Quotient (2016)
Journal Article
James, R. J., Dubey, I., Smith, D., Ropar, D., & Tunney, R. J. (2016). The Latent Structure of Autistic Traits: A Taxometric, Latent Class and Latent Profile Analysis of the Adult Autism Spectrum Quotient. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46(12), 3712-3728. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2897-z

Autistic traits are widely thought to operate along a continuum. A taxometric analysis of Adult Autism Spectrum Quotient data was conducted to test this assumption, finding little support but identifying a high severity taxon. To understand this furt... Read More about The Latent Structure of Autistic Traits: A Taxometric, Latent Class and Latent Profile Analysis of the Adult Autism Spectrum Quotient.

Sociodemographic predictors of latent class membership of problematic and disordered gamblers (2016)
Journal Article
James, R. J., O'Malley, C., & Tunney, R. J. (2016). Sociodemographic predictors of latent class membership of problematic and disordered gamblers. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 3, 61-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2016.04.004

This paper reports a series of analyses examining the predictors of gambling subtypes identified from a latent class analysis of problem gambling assessment data, pooled from four health and gambling surveys conducted in Britain between 2007 and 2012... Read More about Sociodemographic predictors of latent class membership of problematic and disordered gamblers.

Loss of control as a discriminating factor between different latent classes of disordered gambling severity (2016)
Journal Article
James, R. J., O'Malley, C., & Tunney, R. J. (2016). Loss of control as a discriminating factor between different latent classes of disordered gambling severity. Journal of Gambling Studies, 32(4), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-016-9592-z

Analyses of disordered gambling assessment data have indicated that commonly used screens appear to measure latent categories. This stands in contrast to the oft-held assumption that problem gambling is at the extreme of a continuum. To explore this... Read More about Loss of control as a discriminating factor between different latent classes of disordered gambling severity.

Why are Some Games More Addictive than Others: The Effects of Timing and Payoff on Perseverance in a Slot Machine Game (2016)
Journal Article
James, R. J. E., O’Malley, C., & Tunney, R. J. (2016). Why are Some Games More Addictive than Others: The Effects of Timing and Payoff on Perseverance in a Slot Machine Game. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, Article 46. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00046

Manipulating different behavioral characteristics of gambling games can potentially affect the extent to which individuals persevere at gambling, and their transition to problematic behaviors. This has potential impact for mobile gambling technologie... Read More about Why are Some Games More Addictive than Others: The Effects of Timing and Payoff on Perseverance in a Slot Machine Game.