Lyn Natalie Leong Wei, Yeo Hui Yu, Startup Claudia Choong, Koh John Ming Yan, Tran-Chi Vinh-Long, Ho Cyrus Su Hui, Chee Tji Tjian
National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Front Psychol. 2025 Jul 30;16:1585094. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1585094. eCollection 2025.
The Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) resulted in a global shift in gambling and trading behaviors. At present, a gap exists in understanding the relationship between excessive trading behavior and problem gambling, especially during the COVID-19 period. This narrative review analyzed (1) the changes in trading and gambling activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, (2) whether the pattern of trading activity resembles problem gambling, and (3) whether excessive trading and problem gambling share similar consequences.
We searched databases such as Medline, PsychINFO, Scopus, and Google Scholar using relevant keywords, and included 60 reports for narrative synthesis.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were major changes to trading behavior, possibly due to market sentiments and psychology, personal financial needs, social media influence, and the behavior of other investors. The progression of the pandemic led to an increase in brokerage account openings and an increase in trading activities among existing investors, likely due to the development of digital trading platforms that enhanced accessibility for technology-adept investors. There was also a shift from gambling at physical destinations to online gambling, with an increase in frequency and spending among individuals who continued gambling. Feelings of boredom, stress, and the need for relaxation may motivate people to engage in gambling.
Individuals who engaged in excessive trading and problem gambling shared similar traits and may thus face similar psychiatric consequences. The findings indicate that we can apply the diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling and gambling disorders to excessive trading, given that many of these individuals meet the criteria for an addictive disorder.
2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）导致了赌博和交易行为的全球转变。目前，在理解过度交易行为与问题赌博之间的关系方面存在差距，尤其是在COVID-19期间。本叙述性综述分析了：（1）COVID-19大流行期间交易和赌博活动的变化；（2）交易活动模式是否类似于问题赌博；（3）过度交易和问题赌博是否有相似的后果。
我们使用相关关键词搜索了Medline、PsychINFO、Scopus和谷歌学术等数据库，并纳入了60份报告进行叙述性综合分析。
在COVID-19大流行期间，交易行为发生了重大变化，这可能归因于市场情绪和心理、个人财务需求、社交媒体影响以及其他投资者的行为。大流行的发展导致经纪账户开户数量增加，现有投资者的交易活动增多，这可能是由于数字交易平台的发展提高了技术娴熟的投资者的可及性。此外，还出现了从实体场所赌博向在线赌博的转变，继续赌博的个人的赌博频率和支出有所增加。无聊、压力和放松需求等情绪可能促使人们参与赌博。
过度交易和问题赌博的个人具有相似的特征，因此可能面临相似的精神后果。研究结果表明，鉴于许多过度交易的人符合成瘾性障碍的标准，我们可以将病态赌博和赌博障碍的诊断标准应用于过度交易。
