Further Evidence Concerning the Prevalence of Adolescent Gambling and Problem Gambling in Australia: A Study of the ACT

Grabosky, Peter; Delfabbro, Paul; Lahn, Julie

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“…This study found that over 62.5% of adolescents gambled in the previous year and that 14.7% gambled at least weekly. In another study, Delfabbro et al (2005) conducted a prevalence survey of 926 adolescents aged 11 to 19 years attending secondary schools in the Australian Capital Territory. The results revealed that 70.4% of adolescents gambled in the previous 12 months and that 10.0% gambled at least weekly.…”

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Adolescent Gambling Behaviour and Attitudes: A Prevalence Study and Correlates in an Australian Population

Jackson

Dowling

Thomas

et al. 2008

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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There is considerable evidence that a range of risk factors are associated with adolescent problem gambling. Using a representative sample of 2,788 eighth grade students in Victoria, Australia, the primary aim of this study was to examine the degree to which Int these risk factors are associated with different levels of adolescent gambling participation, rather than gambling at problematic levels. This study also aimed to obtain prevalence estimates of adolescent gambling and examine the gambling attitudes of adolescents. It was found that there were significant associations between different levels of gambling involvement and a range of risk factors. However, when all predictor variables were considered simultaneously in the prediction of higher involvement in gambling activities, only male gender, drinking alcohol, using marijuana, and few perceived rewards at school were statistically significant predictors. For males, the most important predictors for greater gambling involvement were other antisocial and risk-taking behaviours. In contrast, dissatisfaction with peers and school connectedness was important in predicting greater gambling involvement for females. The study shows the usefulness of a risk and protective factor approach to understanding gambling participation in an adolescent population and that there is much to be gained from understanding the nuances of gendered gambling behaviour in the context of studying gambling participation and attitudes rather than simply in the context of studying disordered or problematic gambling.

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Section: Adolescent Gambling Participationmentioning

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Adolescent Gambling Behaviour and Attitudes: A Prevalence Study and Correlates in an Australian Population

Jackson

Dowling

Thomas

et al. 2008

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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“…States (e.g., Lesieur & Klein, 1987;Shaffer & Hall, 1996Volberg & Moore, 1999), Canada (e,g., Gupta & Derevensky, 1998;Ladouceur, Dube, & Bujold, 1994;Ladouceur & Mireault, 1988;Wynne et al, 1996) and Australia (e,g., Delfabbro, Lahn, & Grabosky, 2005;Delfabbro & Thrupp, 2003;Moore & Ohtsuka, 1997), as well as many European countries including the United Kingdom, Belgium, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Iceland, Finland, Denmark, Slovakia, Estonia, Lithuania and Romania (see Volberg, et al for a comprehensive review of these). Moreover, in support of these findings, research involving adult populations has consistently shown that the highest levels of gambling involvement and problem gambling are usually observed in younger age cohorts (18-30 years) (Delfabbro & LeCouteur, 2011).…”

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“…Those who gamble as adolescents have also been shown to be more likely to engage in other high risk behaviours, including risky driving, alcohol consumption, and illicit drug use (Burnett, Ong, & Fuller, 1999;Griffiths & Sutherland, 1998;Jackson, 1999). For instance, Delfabbro, Grabosky, and Lahn (2005) reported that, among adolescent problem gamblers in Australia, smoking rates were four times higher, marijuana use was six times higher and hard drug use was 20 times higher than in their non-problem gambling counterparts.…”

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From Adolescent to Adult Gambling: An Analysis of Longitudinal Gambling Patterns in South Australia

2013

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Although there are many cross-sectional studies of adolescent gambling, very few longitudinal investigations have been undertaken. As a result, little is known about the individual stability of gambling behaviour and the extent to which behaviour measured during adolescence is related to adult behaviour. In this paper, we report the results of a 4-wave longitudinal investigation of gambling behaviour in a probability sample of 256 young people (50% male, 50% female) who were interviewed in 2005 at the age of 16-18 years and then followed through to the age of 20-21 years. The results indicated that young people showed little stability in their gambling. Relatively few reported gambling on the same individual activities consistently over time. Gambling participation rates increased rapidly as young people made the transition from adolescence to adulthood and then were generally more stable.Gambling at 15-16 years was generally not associated with gambling at age 20-21 years. These results highlight the importance of individual-level analyses when examining gambling patterns over time.

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“…While regulated in most jurisdictions, online gambling is largely unsupervised and it is possible to gamble on many sites with little or no age verification (Smeaton & Griffiths, 2004). Numerous studies conducted in varying countries have obtained rates of online gambling participation among adolescents varying from 2% to 12%, with some reports up to as high as 24% (Brunelle et al, 2012;Delfabbro, Lahn, & Grabosky, 2005;Jackson et al, 2008;Moodie & Finnigan, 2006b;MORI Social Research Unit, 2006;Olason et al, 2011;Olason et al, 2006;Potenza et al, 2011;Tsitsika, Critselis, Janikian, Kormas, & Kafetzis, 2011;Welte et al, 2009). Males are significantly more likely than females to have gambled online and rates of problem gambling (defined using DSM-IV or SOGS as a screen) are higher among those who have gambled online versus those who have not .…”

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Gambling and Video Game Playing Among Youth

McBride

Derevensky

2017

JGI

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Gambling and video game playing represent two leisure activities in which adolescents and young adults participate. There are psychological and behavioural parallels between slot machine gambling and video arcade game playing. Because both activities have similar negative effects associated with excessive play (e.g., poor academic performance, moodiness, loss of interest in activities previously enjoyed, interpersonal conflict) there is concern that children and adolescents who are attracted to video games, for both psychological rewards and the challenge, may be at greater risk to gamble. The current research examined the gambling (land-based, online for money, and free online gambling games), video game, and Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPG) playing behaviour in adolescents and young adults to determine shared risk factors and negative consequences for excessive play. These factors include depression, personality characteristics (i.e., impulsivity and extraversion), and outcome expectancies.Results indicate that gamblers, relative to non-gamblers, were more likely to play video games. Video game players were more likely than non-players to gamble offline and report playing free online gambling games. Problem gamblers had higher rates of video game playing than non-gamblers and addicted gamers had higher rates of land-based gambling than nongamers. In addition, MMORPG players, relative to non-players, were more likely to have participated in online gambling activities, gambled offline, and played free online gambling games. There were no significant differences among the three gambling groups for depression, however addicted gamers had significantly higher depression scores than both social and non-

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Further Evidence Concerning the Prevalence of Adolescent Gambling and Problem Gambling in Australia: A Study of the ACT

Cited by 55 publications

References 38 publications

Adolescent Gambling Behaviour and Attitudes: A Prevalence Study and Correlates in an Australian Population

Adolescent Gambling Behaviour and Attitudes: A Prevalence Study and Correlates in an Australian Population

From Adolescent to Adult Gambling: An Analysis of Longitudinal Gambling Patterns in South Australia

Gambling and Video Game Playing Among Youth

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