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T1 Minors and Online Gambling: Prevalence and Related Variables
A1 Gómez Sierra, Patricia
A1 Sanmartín Feijóo, Sandra
A1 Braña, Teresa
A1 Varela, Jesús
A1 Rial, Antonio
K1 Addiction
K1 Adolescents
K1 Online betting
K1 Online gambling
K1 Prevention
K1 Problematic internet use
K1 Psicología
K1 Psychology
K1 Juegos
K1 Games
AB Substantial access to the Internet by minors has brought about consequences that are not always positive. The increase of online gambling or betting is one of those. Although in most cases online gambling by minors does not result in a disorder, it does imply a higher probability of developing a gambling disorder in adulthood, and it can cause economic, family, school and social problems. The aim of this study, carried out in the Galician region of Spain with a sample of 3772 students aged between 12 and 17 years, was to estimate the prevalence of online gambling in minors; to characterize the profile of online gamblers; to explore the differences in Internet and smartphone usage habits, online risky practices, problematic Internet use and parental involvement between online gamblers and non-online gamblers; and to analyse the relation between online gambling and academic performance. The results revealed that 6.5% of Galician adolescents are online gamblers, a figure that has more than tripled over seven years. 9 out of 10 online gamblers are male, and their mean age is 15. Online gamblers had significantly higher rates of problematic Internet use, active sexting, cyberbullying, or contacting strangers through the Internet. Furthermore, online gamblers had higher scores on impulsiveness, lower scores on assertiveness, and were lacking parental control. These data show that online gambling is not an isolated problem, so prevention should be understood in a comprehensive manner.
PB Springer
SN 1050-5350
YR 2020
FD 2020-09
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9657
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9657
LA eng
NO This study was funded by the Spanish National Plan on Drugs (Ref. 2013/046)
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 23-nov-2024