A prevalence study of gambling and problem gambling in British adolescents
A prevalence study of gambling and problem gambling in British adolescents
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10.3109/16066359909004403
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1999-01-01
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Fisher, S
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Fisher, S
这项研究是第一个关于英国青少年赌博和问题赌博的全国流行率研究，范围广泛，涵盖了年轻人参与的所有主要商业和非商业赌博形式，但重点关注水果机和国家彩票刮刮卡，因为这两种赌博形式最引起关注。样本包括来自英格兰和威尔士 114 所学校的近 10,000 名 12 - 15 岁学生。研究发现，商业赌博，特别是在水果机和国家彩票上的赌博很普遍：19％的人在调查前一周内将自己的钱花在水果机上，13％的人在国家彩票上，问题赌博的流行率为5.6％。该研究调查了青少年赌博的社会成本、问题赌博与其他成瘾行为的共病、父母赌博和态度的影响以及国家彩票促销的影响。
This study is the first national prevalence study of gambling and problem gambling among British youth It is wide in scope, embracing all of the main forms of commercial and non-commercial gambling played by young people, but focuses on fruit machines and National Lottery scratchcards, as the gambling forms which have generated most concern. The sample comprised nearly 10,000 12 - 15 year olds from 114 schools in England and Wales. The study found that commercial gambling, particularly on fruit machines and the National Lottery is widespread: 19% had spent their own money on fruit machines during the week prior to the survey and 13% on the National Lottery, The prevalence of problem gambling was 5.6%. The study enquires into the social costs of youth gambling, the comorbidity of problem gambling with other addictive behaviours, the impact of parental gambling and attitudes, and the impact of National Lottery promotions.