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Article de Périodique
Do predictors of gambling involvement differ across male and female adolescents? (2006)
Auteur(s) :
CHALMERS, H. ;
WILLOUGHBY, T.
Année
2006
Page(s) :
373-392
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Addictions sans produit / Addictions without drug
Thésaurus géographique
CANADA
Thésaurus mots-clés
JEU PATHOLOGIQUE
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DIFFERENCE DE GENRE
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FACTEUR PREDICTIF
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ADOLESCENT
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
ENQUETE
;
PERCEPTION
Résumé :
We examined gender-specific factors, which might be related to adolescent gambling behavior, using a comprehensive set of predictors from neighborhood, school, family, peer, and intrapersonal domains. Discriminate function analyses revealed a unique pattern of results for each gender. The noteworthy predictors for males were similar to what is found to be predictors of other risk behaviors, suggesting that there may be a similar etiology to gambling participation as found with other risk behaviors. Compared to males, the model for females suggests that parents and peers may have a greater influence on engagement in gambling behavior. Participation in unstructured activities, and risk attitudes/perceptions were the only consistent noteworthy predictors across both males and females. Implications are discussed.
Affiliation :
Department of Child and Youth Studies, Brock University, Catharines, ON, Canada