ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2024
The Dual Burden of Emerging Adulthood: Assessing Gambling Severity, Gambling-Related Harm, and Mental Health Challenges.
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- When Others Are Present: How Gender and Group Identification Shape Risk-Taking in Novice Gamblers?Journal of gambling studies · 2026Article
- Association of Physical Activity with Impulsivity, Depression and Anxiety Among Patients with Gambling Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Observational
- Place your bet on change: the Young Adult Action Collective leading community-academic partnership efforts to understand and address gambling harms in Springfield, MA.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Growing concerns over gambling problems across age groups have sparked research in public health and psychology. During emerging adulthood, individuals are more susceptible to mental health problems and more likely to develop gambling problems than in other age groups. This study explored the potential differences between emerging adults and adults aged 30+ in terms of problem gambling severity (PGS), gambling-related harm (GRH), depression and anxiety, and the mediating role of depression and anxiety in the association between age, PGS, and GRH. A representative online sample of 3244 Israelis aged 18 and over was divided into two groups: 740 emerging adults aged 18-29 and 2504 adults aged 30+. Gambling behaviors, the Problem Gambling Severity Index, the Short Gambling Harm Screen, and the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 assessing depression and anxiety were administered. Emerging adults had significantly higher levels of GRH, PGS, and depression-anxiety than their older counterparts, above and beyond gender and education. Depression-anxiety fully mediated the associations between age and gambling-related outcomes. These findings underscore the importance of considering psychological well-being in efforts to address problem gambling and gambling-related harms, especially in emerging adults.
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