P Delfabbro
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 320302 |
|---|---|
| NOME | P Delfabbro |
| PRENOMES | P |
| SOBRENOME | Delfabbro |
| ASSINATURA | DELFABBRO P |
| AFILIAÇÕES | The University of Adelaide |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0466-5611 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 106 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 189 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 106 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2000 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 8 |
Should gaming disorder include non-digital gaming activities, e.g., collectible card games, tabletop games
This commentary critically considers the case for including non-digital gaming within the scope of gaming disorder. The ICD-11 category for gaming disorder refers to gaming (i.e., ‘digital gaming’ or ‘video-gaming’) which may be predominantly ‘online’ (i.e., over the internet) versus ‘offline’. Non-digital forms of gaming (i.e., gaming that does not involve any electronic devices and is not conducted over the internet) are not explicitly recogniz…
Behavioral addictions in Africa
Behavioral addictions, including problematic internet use, gaming, and gambling, are emerging as significant public health concerns in Africa, driven by rapid digitalization and socioeconomic shifts. This commentary provides a critical overview of the current state of behavioral addictions in Africa, examining prevalence, cultural influences, and systemic barriers to research and intervention. Despite growing evidence of harm, particularly among …
The Role of Flexibility in the Formation and Maintenance of Extreme Beliefs
There is growing interest in the role of cognitive flexibility in the development of politically motivated violence and a willingness to self‐sacrifice. However, the construct of flexibility has been applied in multiple ways across disciplines, resulting in conceptual ambiguity and methodological challenges. This narrative scoping review re‐evaluated the theoretical mechanisms linking distinct flexibility constructs to extreme beliefs, with the a…
Toward resolving normality-disorder boundary issues in gaming disorder research
A longstanding challenge in the behavioral addictions field has been determining the point at which gaming involvement becomes clinically significant problematic use. Gaming disorder (GD) and hazardous gaming as recent ICD-11 diagnoses have attracted polarized perspectives due in part to the global popularity of recreational gaming and gaming culture. The broad continuum of gaming can often be perceived differently by different parties, including…
Stigma in substance-based and behavioural addictions
Investigating the Role of Regret, Fomo and Financial Literacy in Cryptocurrency Speculation
Cryptocurrency speculation involves investing in assets with highly volatile price movements in which large sums can be gained or lost in short periods. Although fear of missing out (FOMO) has been positively linked to this type of activity, less is known about the role of regret, such as how people react to actions taken (acts of commission) or not taken (acts of omission). Anticipated regret was investigated in a study involving 403 investors (…
Understanding Gaming Disorder
This study investigates the relationships between gaming disorder (GD) and associated variables using network analysis. GD, as described in the ICD-11, has essential features that include impaired control, increasing prioritisation of gaming, and continued engagement despite negative consequences. The present study integrates variables from theoretical frameworks including the Compensatory-Dissociative Online Gaming (C-DOG) model and the Interact…
The Psychosocial and Marketing Factors That Motivate and Sustain Youth Sports Betting in Australia
The advent of online sports betting and its accompanying features have fundamentally altered the nature of sports betting and potentially amplified its negative consequences. Identifying the interplay of factors that contribute to young people’s initial interest in and sustained engagement in sports betting is essential for developing effective policies to protect them from potential harm. The current qualitative study employed thematic analysis …
Emotional labour and burnout in the hair and beauty industry
Red box, green box
Behavior frequency measures in behavioral addictions research fail to account for how engagement in the activity relates to each respondent's personal circumstances. We propose a “Red Box, Green Box” method, an alternative to conventional self-report behavior questions. Participants report two distinct time-based values: (1) Green box : time spent engaged in the activity during ‘free’ time, and (2) Red box: engagement in the activity at times whe…
‘It really freed me up … to work’
The Harmful Consequences of Cryptocurrency Speculation and Associated Risk Factors
This correlational study examines the most prevalent forms of harm associated with cryptocurrency speculation and the extent to which these are related to known risk factors including the fear-of-missing out (FOMO), impulsivity and problem gambling. A total of 487 crypto investors recruited from an online panel completed measures of crypto engagement, impulsivity, FOMO, problem gambling and the types of harm experienced that could be at least mod…
A rapid evidence assessment of barriers and strategies in service engagement when working with young people with complex needs
Young people with complex needs often have a range of co-occurring challenges that require the support of multiple government agencies and services. Increasingly, government agencies are working with young people who present with co-occurring and comorbid complex needs requiring co-ordinated multi-agency responses. However, agencies and services are often faced with multiple obstacles and challenges to meeting the needs of these young people, pla…
I am different
Although there has been an increasing interest in the notion of involved fatherhood, few studies have examined how fathers who work part-time and engage in child-rearing make sense of this experience. The present study explores how part-time working fathers positioned themselves in terms of their ‘at home’ and ‘at work’ identities. Thematic analysis was used to examine 30 interviewees’ accounts of their experiences. Three central themes were iden…
Problem gaming-related harm experienced by partners and parents of individuals with gaming problems and their help-seeking experiences
Reconsidering item response categories in gaming disorder symptoms measurement
Gaming disorder (GD) screening often involves self-report survey measures to detect the presence of symptoms. Studies have shown that gamers' responses vary greatly across survey items. Some symptoms, such as preoccupation and tolerance, are frequently reported by highly engaged but non-problematic gamers, and therefore these symptoms are thought to lack specificity and are suggested to be less important in classification decisions. We argue that…
Unambiguous evidence that over half of gambling problems in Australia are caused by electronic gambling machines
Cross-national comparisons of the prevalence of gambling, problem gambling in young people and the role of accessibility in higher risk gambling
Behavioural Markers of Harm and Their Potential in Identifying Product Risk in Online Gambling
Many studies have been conducted to identify potentially useful behavioural markers of harmful behaviour using online gambling data sourced from operators. However, less is known about how such markers could be used to identify higher risk products. The study examined whether certain categories and subcategories of product are more strongly associated with behavioural markers of harm than others. Analyses were based on 6 months of data ( N = 100,…
Young People’s Perceptions of the Effects and Value of Sports Betting Inducements
Recent research has focused on investigating the impact of sports betting inducements on individuals' gambling behaviour. Younger people are an important demographic, as they exhibit higher rates of sports betting engagement and are at a formative stage of life where they may be more vulnerable to potential harm. This study investigates how young people perceive the impact of four different types of betting inducements on betting behaviour. These…
Understanding the Risks and Individual Difference Factors Associated with Engagement in Monetised (Play-to-Earn) Gaming
Play-to-earn (P2E) is a new form of monetised gaming based on blockchain and crypto-currency technology. Such games offer opportunities to combine gaming with speculative investment through the purchase of tradable in-game currencies and assets (non-fungible tokens). In this paper, we investigate the profile of people most likely to be attracted to this emerging form of gaming. A sample of 560 participants aged between 18-65 ( M = 28.3, SD = 8.3)…
Early versus late contact with the youth justice system
Children who have ‘early contact’ with youth justice (YJ) are a group of significant policy interest. Understanding circumstances which precede or co-occur with YJ contact can support the development of preventive investments and inform debates about systemic reform, such as ‘raise the age’. Using whole-of-population administrative data from the SA Better Evidence Better Outcomes Linked Data (BEBOLD) platform, we examine differences between child…
Comparing Owner-Rated Dog Temperament Measures and a Measure of Owner Personality
There is growing interest in the relationship between dog temperament and owner personality. Such work has potential implications for the placement of assistance dogs and the minimization of behavioral issues arising from the interaction of owner and dog characteristics. In this study, we investigated the relationship between owner personality and dog temperament using established measures (Monash Canine Personality Questionnaire-Revised [MCPQ-R]…
Gaming disorder and the Covid-19 pandemic
Gaming activities have conferred numerous benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, some individuals may be at greater risk of problem gaming due to disruption to adaptive routines, increased anxiety and/or depression, and social isolation. This paper presents a summary of 2019–2021 service data from specialist addiction centers in Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Treatment demand for gaming disorder has exceeded service…
Understanding the mechanics and consumer risks associated with play-to-earn (P2E) gaming
Placement Stability and the Psychosocial Well-Being of Children in Foster Care
This article assesses one of the key assumptions underlying the philosophy of permanency planning—that placement instability adversely affects the psychosocial development of children in foster care. Method: The placement movements and psychosocial well-being of foster care were assessed over an 8-month period. Results: Most of the children who remained in care throughout the period could be assigned to one of three groups: 1 (stable throughout),…
Children's adjustment to long-term foster care
The psychosocial functioning and family background of children experiencing significant placement instability in Australian out-of-home care
The maltreatment-violence link
Role of foster family belonging in recovery from child maltreatment
Research on foster care suggests that children who have experienced abuse are susceptible to a range of negative life outcomes. Such research also suggests that children removed into foster care can recover from abuse if given opportunities to develop healing relationships with caregivers. Drawing on qualitative data from a national research project on Australian foster carers, this paper explores how foster families enact forms of belonging that…
The over-representation of young Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people in the South Australian child system
Children Entering Out-of-home Care in South Australia
Children returning from care
Economic predictors of child maltreatment in an Australian population-based birth cohort
Reunification in a complete entry cohort
The social and family backgrounds of infants in South Australian out-of-home care 2000–2005
Peer and teacher bullying/victimization of South Australian secondary school students
This study examined the nature and prevalence of bullying/victimization by peers and teachers reported by 1,284 students (mean age = 15.2 years) drawn from a representative sample of 25 South Australian government and private schools. Students completed a self-report survey containing questions relating to teacher and peer-related bullying, measures of psychosocial adjustment, and personality. The results showed that students could be clearly dif…
I am different
Although there has been an increasing interest in the notion of involved fatherhood, few studies have examined how fathers who work part-time and engage in child-rearing make sense of this experience. The present study explores how part-time working fathers positioned themselves in terms of their ‘at home’ and ‘at work’ identities. Thematic analysis was used to examine 30 interviewees’ accounts of their experiences. Three central themes were iden…
Hairdressers as a source of social support
Hairdressing is one of the few non-health professional occupations where workers physically interact with clients, who are often comfortable in confiding private information to them. Despite this, relatively little is known about how hairdressers understand and experience this role as informal confidants. This study aimed to address this using an in-depth qualitative approach to capture what hairdressers are hearing from clients, and how hairdres…
Child maltreatment and criminal convictions in youth
Challenging behaviour in out‐of‐home care
Children in out‐of‐home care that demonstrate challenging behaviour are often thought of as ‘attachment disordered’. Our understanding of what this might mean for practice is not well developed. In this study, 92 South Australian stakeholders were interviewed about how they understood extremely challenging behaviour amongst school‐age children in out‐of‐home care. Participants consistently described behaviour as arising from attachment difficulti…
Negotiating Foster-Families
Foster care systems across Australia are widely recognised as being ‘in crisis’. Problems of both supply (a lack of appropriate placements for children) and demand (increasing numbers of child protection notifications) are central to this crisis. Addressing these problems requires an approach to social work practice that encourages greater support for existing foster carers, and that in so doing, helps to attract new carers to the system. One of …
The First Four Months in a New Foster Placement
Intake and four-month follow-up measures were obtained for 235 children referred into a new foster care placement over a 12-month period in the Australian State of South Australia. Twenty-five percent of the sample returned home within 4-months, and for those who remained in care throughout, there had been modest gains in behavior, psychological adjustment and adjustment at school. On the other hand, there were considerable levels of placement di…
The Role of Parental Contact in Substitute Care
This paper examines the association between parental contact and the well-being and placement status of children in substitute care. Consistent with previous research (e.g., Fanshel, 1975), the frequency of at least one form of parental contact (telephone) was positively associated with reunification and negatively with the amount of time in care. However, there were no significant changes in the frequency of contact, or improvements in the quali…
Conspiracy-Beliefs and Receptivity to Disconfirmatory Information
Conspiracy theory (CT) beliefs are thought to be related to a number of individual differences that make certain individuals more prone to this style of reasoning. In this study, we investigate (a) the relationship between CT beliefs and a standardized measure of judgment (the Bias Against Disconfirmatory Evidence task or BADE) and (b) the extent to which BADE scores are related to specific measures of psychopathology, including schizotypy and de…
An Analysis of Reunification from Out-of-Home Care in Three Australian States
Is it worthwhile
Despite numerous anecdotal reports, very few Australian data are available concerning the characteristics of foster carers and the problems associated with foster caring. In this study by Paul Delfabbro, John Taplin and Yvonne Bentham, 48 South Australian foster carers were interviewed and asked to provide details of their motivations, family structure and concerns. The results showed that intrinsic factors such as being interested in children's …
Description and evaluation of a trial program aimed at reunifying adolescents in statutory long-term out-of-home care with their birth families
Comparing Owner-Rated Dog Temperament Measures and a Measure of Owner Personality
There is growing interest in the relationship between dog temperament and owner personality. Such work has potential implications for the placement of assistance dogs and the minimization of behavioral issues arising from the interaction of owner and dog characteristics. In this study, we investigated the relationship between owner personality and dog temperament using established measures (Monash Canine Personality Questionnaire-Revised [MCPQ-R]…
Reality testing and the mnemonic induction of lucid dreams
Lucid dreaming is a learnable skill and has a wide range of potential applications. However, research in this area has been limited by a lack of effective and reliable lucid dream induction techniques. The present study provides a thorough investigation into 3 of the most promising cognitive lucid d
The Assessment of Parenting in Child Protection Cases
This article reports on the development of a procedure for standardized assessment ofparenting within statutory child protection agencies. The instruments were trialed on 64 children and adolescents under the supervision of the New Zealand Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Services (CYPFS) and results were compared with normative samples from Canada and Australia. Results revealed that CYPFS cases displayed poorerfunctioning and receive…
Gender Differences in Australian Gambling
Despite frequent reports on the significant increase in the number of women gambling in Australia, there has been relatively little detailed research undertaken to address the issue. This paper provides a critical summary of recent Australian findings and their implications for future research and clinical interventions. Its conclusion is that while gender is a strong predictor of preferences for gambling activities, more carefully designed studi…
The Predictors of Unsuccessful Transition to Foster Care
The placement movements of 235 children entering foster care over a 12‐month period were followed up 4 months after referral into care. Baseline and follow‐up measures of the 170 children who were still in care at follow‐up were also compared. Results indicated that adolescents with mental health or behavioural problems were the least likely to achieve placement stability or to display improved psychological adjustment in care. In fact, unsatisfa…
Is it worthwhile
Despite numerous anecdotal reports, very few Australian data are available concerning the characteristics of foster carers and the problems associated with foster caring. In this study by Paul Delfabbro, John Taplin and Yvonne Bentham, 48 South Australian foster carers were interviewed and asked to provide details of their motivations, family structure and concerns. The results showed that intrinsic factors such as being interested in children's …
Children Entering Out-of-home Care in South Australia
The Role of Parental Contact in Substitute Care
This paper examines the association between parental contact and the well-being and placement status of children in substitute care. Consistent with previous research (e.g., Fanshel, 1975), the frequency of at least one form of parental contact (telephone) was positively associated with reunification and negatively with the amount of time in care. However, there were no significant changes in the frequency of contact, or improvements in the quali…
Placement Stability and the Psychosocial Well-Being of Children in Foster Care
This article assesses one of the key assumptions underlying the philosophy of permanency planning—that placement instability adversely affects the psychosocial development of children in foster care. Method: The placement movements and psychosocial well-being of foster care were assessed over an 8-month period. Results: Most of the children who remained in care throughout the period could be assigned to one of three groups: 1 (stable throughout),…
The First Four Months in a New Foster Placement
Intake and four-month follow-up measures were obtained for 235 children referred into a new foster care placement over a 12-month period in the Australian State of South Australia. Twenty-five percent of the sample returned home within 4-months, and for those who remained in care throughout, there had been modest gains in behavior, psychological adjustment and adjustment at school. On the other hand, there were considerable levels of placement di…
Motivators for Change and Barriers to Help-Seeking in Australian Problem Gamblers
Children's adjustment to long-term foster care
It’s Not What You Know, but How You Use It
Peer and teacher bullying/victimization of South Australian secondary school students
This study examined the nature and prevalence of bullying/victimization by peers and teachers reported by 1,284 students (mean age = 15.2 years) drawn from a representative sample of 25 South Australian government and private schools. Students completed a self-report survey containing questions relating to teacher and peer-related bullying, measures of psychosocial adjustment, and personality. The results showed that students could be clearly dif…
The psychosocial functioning and family background of children experiencing significant placement instability in Australian out-of-home care
“Children Out of Place”
The provision of foster care in Australia has a long and contested history. These histories, along with current media representations of foster care, shape the ways in which the general public understand foster care. Importantly, and where such representations are primarily negative, it is likely that foster care will not be considered a viable option for many people seeking to engage in community work or to care for children. This paper provides…
Knowledge and Beliefs About Gambling in Australian Secondary School Students and their Implications for Education Strategies
Is Video-Game Playing a Risk Factor for Pathological Gambling in Australian Adolescents
Preliminary Validation of a New Clinical Tool for Identifying Problem Video Game Playing
The Psychological Study of Video Game Players
Video Game Structural Characteristics
Role of foster family belonging in recovery from child maltreatment
Research on foster care suggests that children who have experienced abuse are susceptible to a range of negative life outcomes. Such research also suggests that children removed into foster care can recover from abuse if given opportunities to develop healing relationships with caregivers. Drawing on qualitative data from a national research project on Australian foster carers, this paper explores how foster families enact forms of belonging that…
The social and family backgrounds of infants in South Australian out-of-home care 2000–2005
Negotiating Foster-Families
Foster care systems across Australia are widely recognised as being ‘in crisis’. Problems of both supply (a lack of appropriate placements for children) and demand (increasing numbers of child protection notifications) are central to this crisis. Addressing these problems requires an approach to social work practice that encourages greater support for existing foster carers, and that in so doing, helps to attract new carers to the system. One of …
Leisure activities and adolescent psychological well‐being
We examined the validity of the reported link between well‐being and leisure participation in adolescents. Nine hundred and forty‐seven, Year 10 students from 19 schools in Adelaide, South Australia, were recruited. Participants completed a questionnaire concerning participation in social, non‐social and unstructured leisure activities as well as measures of personality. As expected, personality variables were better predictors of adolescent well…
The Convergence of Gambling and Digital Media
The Role of Structural Characteristics in Problematic Video Game Play
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