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Article de Périodique
Adolescent gambling and problem gambling: a New Zealand study (2000)
Auteur(s) :
CLARKE, D. ;
ROSSEN, F.
Année
2000
Page(s) :
10-16
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Addictions sans produit / Addictions without drug
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
NOUVELLE ZELANDE
Thésaurus mots-clés
ADOLESCENT
;
ETUDE RETROSPECTIVE
;
JEUX D'ARGENT ET DE HASARD
;
JEU PATHOLOGIQUE
;
JEUNE ADULTE
;
PREVALENCE
Résumé :
The prevalence of gambling and problem gambling among adolescents in New Zealand has not been adequately investigated. Prospective studies of current underage gambling may be unreliable, because respondents may fear self-incrimination. In this retrospective study, a non-representative sample of 68 first year psychology students, between the ages of 15 and 24 years, completed a questionnaire which asked them to recall their gambling activities before the age of 20 years, and which included the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS). In adolescence, the entire sample had gambled for money at least once, and 18% regularly. Participants who played housie (bingo), gambled in casinos, or bought Lotto tickets, had the highest spending rates. 13% of the sample was classified as problem gamblers and 5% probable pathological gamblers in adolescence. Activities associated with pathological gambling included scratch tickets, gaming machines and housie. Regular gambling significantly predicted problem gambling scores. The results were compared with findings from a national sample and adolescent samples overseas.
Affiliation :
Massey University, New Zealand