The clinical psychological study of control for gambling behavior: system development and analysis of log data

• Project/Area Number: 19K14431
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 10030:Clinical psychology-related
• Research Institution: University of Human Environments (2022); Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare (2021); Ritsumeikan University (2019-2020)
• Principal Investigator: YOKOMITSU KENGO 人間環境大学, 総合心理学部, 講師 (70822154)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000); Fiscal Year 2021: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: ギャンブル依存症 / 依存症 / スマートフォンアプリケーション / メンタルヘルス / EMI / JITAI / スマートフォン / アプリケーション / ギャンブル障害 / ハーム・リダクション / 遠隔心理支援 / SBIRTS / パチンコ / 競馬 / リラプス・プリベンション / ギャンブル渇望 / 生態学的経時的介入法

Outline of Research at the Start

ギャンブル渇望への対処に特化したEcological Momentary Interventionによる治療アプリケーション（Mobile version of the Gambling craving coping Application）を開発し、ギャンブル行動の抑制に対する効果を検討することを目的とする。そして、本研究で開発したアプリケーションに蓄積された膨大なデータを用いて、ギャンブル行動の抑制につながる心理学的要因を解明する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we have developed a smartphone application capable of coping with gambling cravings and have just initiated a randomized controlled trial using the application. A patent application for the system in the smartphone application was filed in 2019 and published in 2021 as "Addiction coping support system, addiction coping support method, and computer program". The randomized controlled trial has not completed recruitment of all participants and will continue to be studied, but during this study period, oral presentations have been made at academic conferences regarding the study protocol and the smartphone application idea.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、ギャンブル依存症の治療におけるEMI、及びJITAIの開発であり、依存症研究の文脈においては非常に有効性が期待される研究であり、無作為化比較試験終了後、速やかに論文投稿をすることで、学術界の重要な発展をすることが可能である。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] The Impact of Problem Gambling on Families and Relationship Partners: A Scoping Literature Review (2022)
  • Author(s): Irie Tomonari、Kengo Yokomitsu
  • Journal Title: Journal of Gambling Issues Volume: 49 Pages: 1-43
  • DOI: 10.4309/jgi.2022.49.1
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] A Review of Mobile Applications for Psychological Interventions Concerning Depressive Symptoms in Japan (2021)
  • Author(s): 高階 光梨、鈴木 ひかり、白塚 龍太郎、大橋 佳奈、宮下 太陽、横光 健吾
  • Journal Title: Japanese Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Volume: 47 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-10
  • DOI: 10.24468/jjbct.20-001
  • NAID: 130008039992
  • ISSN: 2433-9040, 2433-9075
  • Year and Date: 2021-01-31
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The validation and reliability of a Japanese version of the Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ-J) (2021)
  • Author(s): Inoue Kazuya、Yokomitsu Kengo、Irie Tomonari、Matsuyama Makoto、Tanaka Masanori
  • Journal Title: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice Volume: 16 Issue: 1 Pages: 69-69
  • DOI: 10.1186/s13722-021-00273-3
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Psychosocial Adjustment and Mental Distress Associated With In-Game Purchases Among Japanese Junior High School Students (2021)
  • Author(s): Shinkawa Hiroki、Irie Tomonari、Tanaka Masanori、Yokomitsu Kengo
  • Journal Title: Frontiers in Psychology Volume: 12 Pages: 708801-708801
  • DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.708801
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Characteristics of Gamers who Purchase Loot Box: a Systematic Literature Review (2021)
  • Author(s): Yokomitsu Kengo、Irie Tomonari、Shinkawa Hiroki、Tanaka Masanori
  • Journal Title: Current Addiction Reports Volume: 8 Issue: 4 Pages: 481-493
  • DOI: 10.1007/s40429-021-00386-4
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Video-based tracking approach for nonverbal synchrony: A comparison of Motion Energy Analysis and OpenPose (2021)
  • Author(s): Fujiwara K.、Yokomitsu K.
  • Journal Title: Behavior Research Methods Volume: 53 Issue: 6 Pages: 2700-2711
  • DOI: 10.3758/s13428-021-01612-7
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 性犯罪の再犯予防に関する現状と課題ー領域横断的な共同研究の可能性に焦点を当てて (2020)
  • Author(s): 上宮 愛・仲真紀子・鈴木愛弓・横光健吾・山 祐嗣・山本渉太・越智啓太
  • Journal Title: 法と心理 Volume: 20 Pages: 121-127
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The effects of smoking on mood, rapport, and satisfaction in conversation among Japanese smokers in a first meeting: a randomized controlled trial (2020)
  • Author(s): Kengo Yokomitsu, Keita Somatori, Tomonari Irie
  • Journal Title: Communication Research Reports Volume: 1 Issue: 4 Pages: 123-136
  • DOI: 10.1080/08824096.2020.1789578
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Gamified Mobile Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Japanese University Students With Depressive Symptoms: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (2020)
  • Author(s): Yokomitsu Kengo、Irie Tomonari、Sekiguchi Mayu、Shimizu Ayako、Matsuoka Hirofumi、Merry Sally Nicola、Stasiak Karolina
  • Journal Title: JMIR Research Protocols Volume: 9 Issue: 4 Pages: e15164-e15164
  • DOI: 10.2196/15164
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Validation of the Japanese Version of the Pathological Gambling Adaptation of the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (PG-YBOCS-J) Among Subclinical Japanese Gamblers (2020)
  • Author(s): Yokomitsu Kengo、Kamimura Eiichi、Somatori Keita
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction Volume: early publication Issue: 5 Pages: 1716-1728
  • DOI: 10.1007/s11469-020-00258-4
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Gambling symptoms, behaviors, and cognitive distortions in Japanese university students. (2019)
  • Author(s): Yokomitsu, K., Sakai, T., Irie, T., Tayama, J., Furukawa, H., Himachi, M., Kanazawa, J., Koda, M., Kunisato, Y., Matsuoka, H., Takada, T., Takahashi, F., Takahashi, T., Osawa, K.
  • Journal Title: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. Volume: 14 Issue: 1 Pages: 51-51
  • DOI: 10.1186/s13011-019-0230-5
  • NAID: 120007037459
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Relationship Between Dispositional Mindfulness and Living Condition and the Well-Being of First-Year University Students in Japan (2019)
  • Author(s): Irie Tomonari、Yokomitsu Kengo
  • Journal Title: Frontiers in Psychology Volume: 10 Pages: 2831-2831
  • DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02831
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Relationship between cognitive behavioral variables and mental health status among university students: A meta-analysis (2019)
  • Author(s): Irie Tomonari、Yokomitsu Kengo、Sakano Yuji
  • Journal Title: PLOS ONE Volume: 14 Issue: 9 Pages: e0223310-e0223310
  • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223310
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] 嗜好品関連行動尺度の作成と妥当性の検討 (2019)
  • Author(s): 杣取恵太・横光健吾・金井嘉宏・佐藤健二・坂野雄二
  • Journal Title: 行動科学 Volume: 58 Pages: 1-12
  • NAID: 40022332030
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 嗜好品による自伝的記憶の機能尺度の開発 (2019)
  • Author(s): 山本晃輔・横光健吾
  • Journal Title: パーソナリティ研究 Volume: 28 Pages: 67-79
  • NAID: 130007676345
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 嗜好品に関する回想機能の特性における年代および嗜好品間の差異 (2019)
  • Author(s): 瀧川真也・横光健吾
  • Journal Title: 認知心理学研究 Volume: 17 Pages: 49-58
  • NAID: 130007706663
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 嗜好品摂取の心理学的効果と幸福感及び満足度との関係：対人関係上の出来事に遭遇した際の嗜好品摂取に焦点をあてて (2019)
  • Author(s): 横光健吾・金井嘉宏・佐藤健二・杣取恵太・坂野雄二
  • Journal Title: パーソナリティ研究 Volume: 28 Pages: 87-90
  • NAID: 130007676350
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Gambling behaviors in daily life and the midst of the spread of COVID-19 in Japan: Clinical Psychology Perspectives. (2020)
  • Author(s): Kengo Yokomitsu
  • Organizer: Korean Psychological Association Annual Convention
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Gambling disorder and related problems. (2019)
  • Author(s): Yokomitsu Kengo.
  • Organizer: The 6th Asia-Pacific Society for Alcohol and Addiction Research
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Motivation, Tobacco, Nicotine (2019)
  • Author(s): Yokomitsu Kengo.
  • Organizer: The 6th Annual Meeting of Asian College of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] The development of the mobile version of the gambling craving coping application. (2019)
  • Author(s): Yokomitsu Kengo.
  • Organizer: The 6th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Book] 心の健康教育ハンドブック (2021)
  • Author(s): 坂野 雄二、百々 尚美、本谷 亮
  • Total Pages: 236
  • Publisher: 金剛出版
  • ISBN: 9784772418508
• [Book] 遠隔心理支援スキルガイド：どこへでもつながる援助 (2020)
  • Author(s): 高階光梨・横光健吾
  • Total Pages: 192
  • Publisher: 誠信書房
  • ISBN: 4414416736
• [Remarks] researchmap
  • URL: https://researchmap.jp/yokomitsukengo/published_papers
• [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 依存症対処支援システム、依存症対処支援方法、及び、コンピュータプログラム (2019)
  • Inventor(s): 学校法人立命館・国立大学法人福井大学
  • Industrial Property Rights Holder: 学校法人立命館・国立大学法人福井大学
  • Industrial Property Rights Type: 特許
  • Industrial Property Number: 2019-154444
  • Filing Date: 2019