Glen Dighton

Dr Glen Dighton

  • gdighton at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
  • Lecturer in Psychology
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Biography

I completed my BSc (Hons) in Psychology at Bournemouth in 2013. After a period of working in secure forensic psychiatric services, I attained an MSc in Research Methods in Psychology (2016), and a PhD in Psychology (2020) at Swansea University. Before returning to Bournemouth, I held research and teaching roles at Swansea University and King’s College London, contributing to research across gambling-related harm, mental health, and military health. My work has involved interdisciplinary and applied research with academic, clinical, and policy relevance, particularly in relation to gambling harm, psychological wellbeing, and at-risk populations. I am also a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.

Research

My research focuses on gambling-related harm and its intersection with mental health, technology, and other risk behaviours. I am particularly interested in gambling among military and veteran populations, young people and emerging adults. I'm also interested in emerging digital gambling environments including gambling livestreams, gaming, and gambling-like features within video games. My work examines psychological factors associated with gambling harm, including trauma, anxiety, and emotion regulation, alongside the measurement and assessment of gambling behaviour and harms.

I use a mix of methodological approaches, including survey research, psychometric and latent variable modelling, and qualitative methods. I am also interested in the application of computational and digital methods to understanding gambling behaviour and online communities.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:

Good health and well-being

"Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages"

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Reduced inequalities

"Reduce inequality within and among countries"

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Peace, justice and strong institutions

"Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels"

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Journal Articles

  • Smith, J., Wright, S., Dighton, G., Dymond, S., Torrance, J., 2026. The Influence of Family on Gambling Behaviours: A Rapid Review of Emergent Literature. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 24 (3), 2226-2246.
  • Dighton, G., Whiteford, S., Quigley, M., Dymond, S., 2026. Anxiety and Distress Tolerance as Mediators between Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Gambling Severity in Veterans. Journal of Gambling Studies, 42 (1), 425-438.
  • Hughes, C., Torrance, J., Dymond, S., Dighton, G., 2026. The experiences and engagement patterns of young adults who regularly view gambling livestreams: a qualitative interview study. Addiction Research and Theory, 34 (3), 327-339.
  • Torrance, J., Quigley, M., Heath, C., Cousins, A., Dighton, G., Wright, S., Dymond, S., Newall, P., 2026. Relapse in disordered gambling: a systematic review from a biopsychosocial perspective. Addiction Research and Theory.
  • Jones, M., Champion, H., Dighton, G., Larcombe, J., Fossey, M., Dymond, S., 2025. Demographic characteristics, gambling engagement, mental health, and associations with harmful gambling risk among UK Armed Forces serving personnel. BMJ Military Health, 171 (6), 561-567.
  • Rayner, C., Treacy, S., Dighton, G., Champion, H., Dymond, S., 2025. Screening and Assessment of Gambling in Military Populations: A Systematic Review and Gap Analysis. Current Addiction Reports, 12 (1).
  • Wright, S., Smith, J., Dighton, G., Quigley, M., Dymond, S., 2025. Electronic Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (e-SBIRT) for Gambling Harm: A Mixed-methods Acceptability Study. Journal of Gambling Studies, 41 (4), 1583-1596.
  • Dighton, G., Torrance, J., Newall, P., Andrade, M., Heath, C., 2025. Gaming the algorithm: ‘Content hijacking’ in on-line gambling marketing. Addiction, 120 (9), 1898-1900.
  • Dighton, G., Treacy, S., Hoon, A., Dymond, S., 2025. Gambling-related harm as experienced by UK Armed Forces veterans and affected others: a thematic framework analysis. BMJ Military Health.
  • Biggar, B., Champion, H., Jones, M., Dighton, G., Larcombe, J., Fossey, M., Dymond, S., 2025. Help and support for gambling harm among United Kingdom Armed Forces personnel: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy.
  • Whiteford, S., Quigley, M., Dighton, G., Wood, K., Kitchiner, N., Armour, C., Dymond, S., 2024. Anxiety, distress tolerance, and the relationship between complex posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and alcohol use in veterans. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 80 (1), 158-169.
  • Williamson, C., Jones, M., Palmer, L., Dighton, G., Burdett, H., Sharp, M.L., Fear, N.T., 2023. Anger among UK Ex-Service Military Personnel during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 211 (12), 940-947.
  • Harris, S., Pockett, R.D., Dighton, G., Wood, K., Armour, C., Fossey, M., Hogan, L., Kitchiner, N., Larcombe, J., Rogers, R.D., Dymond, S., 2023. Social and economic costs of gambling problems and related harm among UK military veterans. BMJ Military Health, 169 (5), 413-418.
  • Dighton, G., Wood, K., Armour, C., Fossey, M., Hogan, L., Kitchiner, N., Larcombe, J., Rogers, R.D., Dymond, S., 2023. Gambling problems among United Kingdom armed forces veterans: Associations with gambling motivation and posttraumatic stress disorder. International Gambling Studies, 23 (1), 35-56.
  • Dymond, S., Dighton, G., Hoon, A.E., Roderique-Davies, G., John, B., Bowden-Jones, H., 2023. The ongoing need for NHS gambling harms services in Wales: time to put words into action. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14.
  • Zolkwer, M.B., Dighton, G., Singer, B.F., Dymond, S., 2023. Gambling Problems among Students Attending University in the United Kingdom: Associations with Gender, Financial Hardship and Year of Study. Journal of Gambling Issues, 52, 59-79.
  • Champion, H., Pritchard, A., Dighton, G., Dymond, S., 2022. Gambling problems and help-seeking in serving United Kingdom military personnel: A qualitative study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13.
  • Solomon, N., Gribble, R., Dighton, G., Evans, S., Taylor-Beirne, S., Chesnokov, M., Fear, N.T., 2022. The mental health and well-being among partners and children of military personnel and veterans with a combat-related physical injury: A scoping review of the quantitative research. Disability and Health Journal, 15 (3).
  • Roberts, E., Dighton, G., Fossey, M., Hogan, L., Kitchiner, N., Rogers, R.D., Dymond, S., 2020. Gambling Problems and Military- and Health-Related Behaviour in UK Armed Forces Veterans. Military Behavioral Health, 8 (2), 212-221.
  • Kobori, O., Dighton, G., Hunter, R., 2020. Does perfectionism impact adherence to homework assignment? A preliminary pilot study of perfectionism and procrastination of CBT homework. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 48 (2), 243-247.
  • Dighton, G., Roberts, E., Hoon, A.E., Dymond, S., 2018. Gambling problems and the impact of family in UK armed forces veterans. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 7 (2), 355-365.

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Profile of Teaching UG

  • Emotions, Mental Health, and Affective Neuroscience (Unit Lead).
  • Cultural Psychology
  • Applying Psychological Theories to Psychology
  • Applying Psychological Theories to Forensic Psychology
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