Sam Hawkins

MHRC-Mitacs-iA Workplace Mental Health Studentship
Written By Mental Health Research Canada

Does Online Gambling in the Workplace Explain the Relationship Between Problem Gambling and Adverse Work and Mental Health Outcomes?

Previous self-report research by the team linked workplace online gambling with poorer job performance, but gambling at work may be under-reported. Sam’s project extends that work by examining online gambling during work hours alongside mental health and work outcomes.

Approach and methodology

The one-month online longitudinal study will include a mobile-sensing period that objectively tracks time spent using online gambling applications during work hours. The study will also examine depression, anxiety, stress and work engagement.

Expected contribution

The project aims to provide stronger evidence about the productivity and health implications of workplace online gambling and to inform future organizational and policy discussions.

Dalhousie University

Mitacs iA Financial Group

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About the researcher

Sam Hawkins is a first-year PhD student in Clinical Psychology at Dalhousie University. His honours research examined problem gambling, workplace online gambling and job performance. More broadly, he is interested in well-being in and outside the workplace and in interventions that can promote it.

 
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