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SynthesisJournal of gambling studies2017

Systematic Review of Empirically Evaluated School-Based Gambling Education Programs.

Brittany Keen, Alex Blaszczynski, Fadi Anjoul

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Synthesis in Journal of gambling studies, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Preventive Gambling Programs for Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Brittany KeenResponsible Gambling Research Group, Brain and Mind Centre, Sydney University, 94 Mallett St, Camperdown, NSW, 2050, Australia. Brittany.keen@sydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8342-8990
Alex BlaszczynskiResponsible Gambling Research Group, Brain and Mind Centre, Sydney University, 94 Mallett St, Camperdown, NSW, 2050, Australia.
Fadi AnjoulResponsible Gambling Research Group, Brain and Mind Centre, Sydney University, 94 Mallett St, Camperdown, NSW, 2050, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adolescent problem gambling prevalence rates are reportedly five times higher than in the adult population. Several school-based gambling education programs have been developed in an attempt to reduce problem gambling among adolescents; however few have been empirically evaluated. The aim of this review was to report the outcome of studies empirically evaluating gambling education programs across international jurisdictions. A systematic review following guidelines outlined in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Statement searching five academic databases: PubMed, Scopus, Medline, PsycINFO, and ERIC, was conducted. A total of 20 papers and 19 studies were included after screening and exclusion criteria were applied. All studies reported intervention effects on cognitive outcomes such as knowledge, perceptions, and beliefs. Only nine of the studies attempted to measure intervention effects on behavioural outcomes, and only five of those reported significant changes in gambling behaviour. Of these five, methodological inadequacies were commonly found including brief follow-up periods, lack of control comparison in post hoc analyses, and inconsistencies and misclassifications in the measurement of gambling behaviour, including problem gambling. Based on this review, recommendations are offered for the future development and evaluation of school-based gambling education programs relating to both methodological and content design and delivery considerations.

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Risk Reduction BehaviorSchool Health ServicesAdolescentChildChild WelfareFemaleGamblingHealth EducationHumansMalePrimary PreventionAdolescentEducationGamblingPreventionSchoolYouth

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PMID27566689

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