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ArticleJournal of gambling studies2020

Gambling in Young Adults Aged 17-24 Years: A Population-Based Study.

Linda Hollén, Rita Dörner, Mark D Griffiths, Alan Emond

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Article in Journal of gambling studies, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Linda HollénCentre for Academic Child Health, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, BS8 1NU, UK.
Rita DörnerInstitute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Mark D GriffithsInternational Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.
Alan EmondCentre for Academic Child Health, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, BS8 1NU, UK. alan.emond@bristol.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8029-2987
At Bristol · GBCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DENottingham Trent University · GB

Funding

GambleAware Research standardMedical Research Council MC_PC_15018Medical Research Council MC_PC_19009University of Bristol ALSPAC coreWellcome Trust 102215/2/13/2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A large contemporary UK cohort study, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, was used to investigate gambling behavior and to explore the antecedents of regular gambling in the 17-24-year age group. Participants completed computer-administered gambling surveys in research clinics, on paper, and online. The sample sizes were 3566 at age 17 years, 3940 at 20 years, and 3841 at 24 years; only 1672 completed all three surveys. Participation in gambling in the last year was reported by 54% of 17-year-olds, rising to 68% at 20 years, and 66% at 24 years, with little overall variance. Regular (weekly) gambling showed a strong gender effect, increasing among young men from 13% at 17 years to 18% at 20 years, and 17% at 24 years. Although gambling frequency increased between the ages of 17 and 20 years, gambling behaviors showed little variance between 20 and 24 years, except online gambling and betting on horseraces. The commonest forms of gambling were playing scratchcards, playing the lottery, and private betting with friends. Gambling on activities via the internet increased markedly between 17 and 24 years, especially among males. In the fully adjusted model, individual antecedents of regular gambling were being male, and having a low IQ, an external locus of control, and high sensation seeking scores. Parental gambling behavior and maternal educational background were associated with regular gambling in both sexes. Regular gambling was associated with smoking cigarettes and frequent and harmful use of alcohol, but no associations with depression were found.

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Internal-External ControlAdolescentBehavior, AddictiveCohort StudiesFemaleFriendsGamblingHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleParentsRisk FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultAdolescent gamblingALSPACGambling antecedentsInternet gamblingLongitudinal studyYouth gambling

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PMID32306233
PMCPMC7395026
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