Lopez-Gonzalez, Hibai http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1249-2623
Griffiths, Mark D. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524
Estévez, Ana
Funding for this research was provided by:
Eusko Jaurlaritza (POS_2015_1_0062)
Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (2017 BP00035)
ONCE
Article History
First Online: 6 April 2020
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: Hibai Lopez-Gonzalez and Ana Estévez declare that they have no competing interests. Mark D. Griffiths declares that he has received funding for a number of research projects in the area of gambling education for young people, social responsibility in gambling and gambling treatment from the Responsibility in Gambling Trust, a charitable body which funds its research program based on donations from the gambling industry. He also undertakes consultancy for various gaming companies in the area of social responsibility in gambling.
: The study obtained the ethical approval of the first author’s university research ethics committee in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The participants signed a consent form, in which they were reassured that participation in the focus group was voluntary along with their rights to withdraw from the study at any time, the confidentiality of their data management, and their anonymity. Furthermore, participants agreed to be audiotaped (no video) for research purposes. All of the participants who agreed to take part in the study received a small gift at the end of the session (i.e., a USB flash drive or earphones with an approximate value of €10).