ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2016
A longitudinal study of factors explaining attitude change towards gambling among adolescents.
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- Long-term effectiveness of a gambling intervention program among children in central Illinois.PloS one · 2019Trial
- How Does Problem Gambling Impact the Relationship Between Gambling Attitudes and Frequency?Journal of gambling studies · 2025Article
- Correlates of Gambling Behaviour Among Adolescents: The Role of Psychological Factors, School Behaviours, and Normative Perceptions.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Parental correlates of adolescent gambling behavior: a study on 12-14 years old students in Italy.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- 'Getting addicted to it and losing a lot of money… it's just like a hole.' A grounded theory model of how social determinants shape adolescents' choices to not gamble.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Association between problem gambling and personality traits: a longitudinal study among the general Norwegian population.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Longitudinal Changes in Gambling, Buying and Materialism in Adolescents: A Population-Based Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Attitudes, Risk Factors, and Behaviours of Gambling among Adolescents and Young People: A Literature Review and Gap Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- What do Residents Consider to be Gambling and What are Their Attitudes Towards it? Evidence from the Czech Republic.Journal of gambling studies · 2019Article
- The Relationships between Mental Health Symptoms and Gambling Behavior in the Transition from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood.Frontiers in psychology · 2017Article
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Abstract
Background and aims No previous study has investigated changes in attitudes toward gambling from under legal gambling age to legal gambling age. The aim of the present study was therefore to investigate attitudinal changes during this transition and to identify predictors of corresponding attitude change. Methods In all 1239 adolescents from a national representative sample participated in two survey waves (Wave 1; 17.5 years; Wave 2; 18.5 years). Results From Wave 1 to Wave 2 the sample became more acceptant toward gambling. A regression analysis showed that when controlling for attitudes toward gambling at Wave 1 males developed more acceptant attitudes than females. Neuroticism was inversely related to development of acceptant attitudes toward gambling from Wave 1 to Wave 2, whereas approval of gambling by close others at Wave 1 was positively associated with development of more acceptant attitudes. Continuous or increased participation in gambling was related to development of more acceptant attitudes from Wave 1 to Wave 2. Conclusions Attitudes toward gambling became more acceptant when reaching legal gambling age. Male gender, approval of gambling by close others and gambling participation predicted development of positive attitudes toward gambling whereas neuroticism was inversely related to development of positive attitudes toward gambling over time.
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