Gambling

Hayer, Tobias; Griffiths, Mark D.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-7497-6_28

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“…Generally, the correlates of problem gambling found in this study (sexual abuse victimisation, weekly alcohol use, male gender, breakup, bullying victimisation, being in a romantic relationship, parental divorce and being in a polygamous family) are consistent with evidence in the global literature (Derevensky et al 2011;Floros 2018;Grande-Gosende et al 2020;Hayer and Griffiths 2015;Lane et al 2016;Molinaro et al 2014;Shead et al 2011). Specifically, this study shows that regardless of gender, participants who reported sexual abuse victimisation were about three times more likely to experience problem gambling.…”

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Adolescent Problem Gambling in Rural Ghana: Prevalence and Gender Differentiation

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Problem gambling among young people is now a public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the behaviour remains understudied, particularly, among rural-dwelling young people in countries within the subregion. We aimed to estimate the 12 months prevalence of problem gambling and to describe the overall and gender differences and commonalities in personal factors and social adversities associated with problem gambling among adolescents in rural Ghana. We conducted a cross-sectional survey involving a random sample of 1101 in-school adolescents aged 10–19 years in a rural district in Eastern Ghana; we used the DSM-IV-Multiple Response-Juvenile (DSM-IV-MR-J) questionnaire to assess problem gambling during the previous 12 months. Personal lifestyle and psychosocial variables were assessed using adopted items from the 2012 WHO–Global School-based Student Health Survey. Overall, three in 10 adolescents (3 in 10 females; 4 in 10 males) in rural Ghana reported problem gambling in the previous 12 months. Female adolescents who experienced problem gambling were more likely to report family-related social adversities, while adolescent male problem gambling was associated with school-related factors and interpersonal factors outside the family context. Regardless of gender, sexual abuse victimisation was associated with three times increase in the odds of experiencing problem gambling. Relative to the prevalence of gambling among adolescents in urban contexts in other countries within sub-Saharan Africa, the estimates of problem gambling among in-school rural adolescents in Ghana are higher. Although further studies are needed to understand the nuances of the behaviour, the evidence of this study underscores the need for general and targeted health promotion, intervention and prevention efforts to mitigate the family, school, and interpersonal social adversities associated with adolescent problem gambling in rural Ghana.

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Adolescent Problem Gambling in Rural Ghana: Prevalence and Gender Differentiation

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“…Currently, there is no empirically validated treatment program available for adolescent problem gamblers worldwide; 58 however, there have been reported successes with cognitive-behavioral-based programs, 59 , 60 since cognitive distortions associated with gambling are a powerful predictor of gambling severity in adolescents, 61 although cognitive restructuring apparently has not yet been adapted to address the maladaptive cognitions implicit in skill game players. 62 The paucity of data on pharmacological interventions is disconcerting, since there are no studies investigating the safety and efficacy of pharmacological treatments for pathological gambling in adolescents.…”

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“… 62 The paucity of data on pharmacological interventions is disconcerting, since there are no studies investigating the safety and efficacy of pharmacological treatments for pathological gambling in adolescents. 63 A major hurdle is that adolescent problem gamblers are very reluctant to seek treatment or formal assistance, 59 , 64 greatly limiting the number of those seeking specific help in a specialized treatment facility at any point in time. By the time adolescent gamblers are willing to seek treatment, they usually start to experience significant family, social, academic, and legal difficulties.…”

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“… 58 These practical issues have led to the proposal of implementing and evaluating non-traditional intervention strategies such as different tools of Internet-based support. 59 Gambling may be best conceptualized in clinical practice as one risky adolescent behavior with potentially serious negative consequences. 55 Organizing a treatment protocol with this premise may increase the target population and uncover comorbidities with other forms of risky behaviors that have been associated with gambling, as are drug and alcohol consumption, delinquency, risky sexual behavior, and addictive video game playing.…”

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Gambling disorder in adolescents: prevalence, new developments, and treatment challenges

Floros¹

2018

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Research on adolescence gambling over the past twenty years has revealed significant incidence and prevalence rates and highlighted the possible negative effects on an adolescent’s well-being. Several risk and protective factors have also been identified. Over the course of the past few years, technological advances have heralded the advent of new avenues for gambling as well as new opportunities to gamble without any direct monetary exchange. This review article examines those established trends as well as the new issues that we are faced with, in order to accurately portray the current challenges in research, prevention, and treatment.

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“…Other gambling-associated correlates include substance use and mental health concerns (20,21), suicidality (22), delinquency (23), and trauma exposure (24). Protective factors against gambling problem may include female gender (25), well-being, social support (26) and parental involvement and monitoring (27). The combination of risk and protective factors as well as availability of specific forms of gambling should be considered for prevention and intervention.…”

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Gambling in Connecticut Adolescents: Prevalence, Socio-demographic Characteristics, Trauma Exposure, Suicidality, and Other Risk Behaviors

Stefanovics

Zhai

Potenza

2023

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Adolescent gambling is a public health concern and has been linked to suicidality and other risk behaviors and poor health correlates. This study examines relationships between adolescents reporting gambling in the past year and a range of health risk behaviors, traumatic experiences, school performance, and receipt of social support. Survey data from 2019 Connecticut high-school students stratified by gambling status were examined in bivariate and multivariate analyses. Among 1,807 adolescents, past-year gambling was reported by 453 or 25.4% (95% confidence interval [CI]=22.7-28.1%). Gambling prevalence was higher among older males and lower in adolescents of Asian origin. Gambling was further associated with suicidality and other risk behaviors including substance use, smoking (traditional tobacco and electronic vapor use), risky use of digital technologies, unsafe sex, and aggressive behaviors. Gambling was also associated with traumatic experiences, depression/dysphoria, poor academic performance, and less social support from the family and teachers. The results of this study provide an up-to-date estimate of the current prevalence and correlates of gambling among Connecticut adolescents and underscores the importance of routine screening and monitoring of gambling behaviors, as well as interventions for other risk behaviors in this population

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Gambling

Cited by 14 publications

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Adolescent Problem Gambling in Rural Ghana: Prevalence and Gender Differentiation

Adolescent Problem Gambling in Rural Ghana: Prevalence and Gender Differentiation

Gambling disorder in adolescents: prevalence, new developments, and treatment challenges

Gambling in Connecticut Adolescents: Prevalence, Socio-demographic Characteristics, Trauma Exposure, Suicidality, and Other Risk Behaviors

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