Dr Glen Dighton

Research Officer

Psychology

glen.dighton@swansea.ac.uk

Staff office - 707B
Seventh Floor
Vivian Building
Singleton Campus

Research Links

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9283-5114

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About

Dr Glen Dighton is currently a Research Officer for the Centre for Military Gambling Research at Swansea University.

His past research roles include Research Facilitation Officer for the Gambling Research, Education, and Treatment Network, Postdoctoral Research Associate at King’s Centre for Military Health Research at King’s College London, and Postdoctoral Research Assistant at Swansea University. Dr Dighton also has experience working in Adult Low Secure and in Youth and Adolescent Medium Secure Forensic Psychiatric Services.

Areas Of Expertise

Gambling and related harms
Military and veterans’ mental health
Gambling/Gaming mergence
Behavioural addictions
Procrastination and perfectionism
Qualitative data analysis
Survey methodology

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

Dr Dighton has, in the past, been personal tutor to BSc Psychology, BSc Psychology and Neuroscience, and MSc War and Psychiatry students at King’s College London. Dr Dighton has provided teaching to the MSc War and Psychiatry programme.

Publications

Research Highlights

Dighton, G., Wood, K., Armour, C., Fossey, M., Hogan, L., Kitchiner, N., Larcombe, J., Rogers, R., & 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.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2022.2063923, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59880
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2022.2063923
Roberts, E., Dighton, G., Fossey, M., Hogan, L., Kitchiner, N., Rogers, R., & Dymond, S. (2020). Gambling Problems and Military- and Health-Related Behaviour in UK Armed Forces Veterans. Military Behavioral Health, 8(2), 212-221.
https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2019.1644263, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51167
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2019.1644263
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.
https://doi.org/10.1017/s1352465819000547, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52824
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
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1003457, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62189
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1003457
Dighton, G., Roberts, E., Hoon, A., & Dymond, S. (2018). Gambling problems and the impact of family in UK armed forces veterans. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 7(2), 355-365.
https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.25, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39099
http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.25
Zolkwer, M., Dighton, G., Singer, B., & Dymond, S. (2022). Gambling Problems among Students Attending University in the United Kingdom: Associations with Gender, Financial Hardship and Year of Study. Journal of Gambling Issues(2022)
https://doi.org/10.4309/fypo3349, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62076
Harris, S., Pockett, R., Dighton, G., Wood, K., Armour, C., Fossey, M., Hogan, L., Kitchiner, N., Larcombe, J., Rogers, R., & Dymond, S. (2021). Social and economic costs of gambling problems and related harm among UK military veterans. BMJ Military Health, 169(5), bmjmilitary-2021.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjmilitary-2021-001892, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57868
Solomon, N., Gribble, R., Dighton, G., Evans, S., Taylor-Beirne, S., Chesnokov, M., & Fear, N. (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), 101283
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101283, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64789
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101283
Williamson, C., Jones, M., Palmer, L., Dighton, G., Burdett, H., Sharp, M., & Fear, N. (2023). Anger Among UK Ex-Service Military Personnel During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, 211(12), 940-947.
https://doi.org/10.1097/nmd.0000000000001681, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64790
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/nmd.0000000000001681
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.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23604, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64796
Dymond, S., Dighton, G., Hoon, A., 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
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1277435, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64798
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1277435
Jones, M., Champion, H., Dighton, G., Larcombe, J., Fossey, M., & Dymond, S. (2024). Demographic characteristics, gambling engagement, mental health, and associations with harmful gambling risk among UK Armed Forces serving personnel. BMJ Military Health, 0, e002726
https://doi.org/10.1136/military-2024-002726, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66528

All Research

Journal Articles

Jones, M., Champion, H., Dighton, G., Larcombe, J., Fossey, M., & Dymond, S. (2024). Demographic characteristics, gambling engagement, mental health, and associations with harmful gambling risk among UK Armed Forces serving personnel. BMJ Military Health, 0, e002726
https://doi.org/10.1136/military-2024-002726, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66528
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.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23604, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64796
Williamson, C., Jones, M., Palmer, L., Dighton, G., Burdett, H., Sharp, M., & Fear, N. (2023). Anger Among UK Ex-Service Military Personnel During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, 211(12), 940-947.
https://doi.org/10.1097/nmd.0000000000001681, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64790
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/nmd.0000000000001681
Dymond, S., Dighton, G., Hoon, A., 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
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1277435, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64798
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1277435
Dighton, G., Wood, K., Armour, C., Fossey, M., Hogan, L., Kitchiner, N., Larcombe, J., Rogers, R., & 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.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2022.2063923, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59880
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2022.2063923
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
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1003457, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62189
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1003457
Zolkwer, M., Dighton, G., Singer, B., & Dymond, S. (2022). Gambling Problems among Students Attending University in the United Kingdom: Associations with Gender, Financial Hardship and Year of Study. Journal of Gambling Issues(2022)
https://doi.org/10.4309/fypo3349, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62076
Solomon, N., Gribble, R., Dighton, G., Evans, S., Taylor-Beirne, S., Chesnokov, M., & Fear, N. (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), 101283
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101283, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64789
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101283
Harris, S., Pockett, R., Dighton, G., Wood, K., Armour, C., Fossey, M., Hogan, L., Kitchiner, N., Larcombe, J., Rogers, R., & Dymond, S. (2021). Social and economic costs of gambling problems and related harm among UK military veterans. BMJ Military Health, 169(5), bmjmilitary-2021.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjmilitary-2021-001892, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57868
Roberts, E., Dighton, G., Fossey, M., Hogan, L., Kitchiner, N., Rogers, R., & Dymond, S. (2020). Gambling Problems and Military- and Health-Related Behaviour in UK Armed Forces Veterans. Military Behavioral Health, 8(2), 212-221.
https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2019.1644263, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51167
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2019.1644263
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.
https://doi.org/10.1017/s1352465819000547, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52824
Dighton, G., Roberts, E., Hoon, A., & Dymond, S. (2018). Gambling problems and the impact of family in UK armed forces veterans. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 7(2), 355-365.
https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.25, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39099
http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.25