The Gambling Factors Related with the Level of Adolescent Problem Gambler

Kyonghwa Kang, Jong Sun Ok, Hyeongsu Kim and Kun-Sei Lee
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Kyonghwa Kang: Department of Nursing, College of Health & Welfare & Nursing, ChungWoon University, Chungnam 32244, Korea
Jong Sun Ok: Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Konkuk University, Chungcheonbuk-do 27478, Korea
Hyeongsu Kim: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea
Kun-Sei Lee: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 12, 1-16

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the gambling factors related with the gambling problem level of adolescents to provide basic information for the prevention of adolescent gambling problems. The data was drawn from the 2015 Survey on Youth Gambling Problems of the Korea Center on Gambling Problems for Korean students in grades 7–11 (ages 13–17 years) and included 14,011 study subjects (average age 14.9 years, 52.5% male). The lifetime gambling behavior experience was 42.1%, and 24.2% had a gambling behavior experience within the past three months. The past three-month prevalence of problem gambling was 1.1%. The gambling factors related with the level of adolescent problem gambling include the presence of nearby gambling facilities, having personal relationships with people that gamble, a higher number of experienced gambling behaviors, male adolescents, and a greater amount of time spent gambling. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first report to identify gambling factors related with the level of adolescent problem gambling in Korean adolescents using national data. These findings suggest that gambling prevention efforts must consider not only access to individual adolescents as early intervention, but also environmental strategies such as accessibility regulations and alternative activities.

Keywords: adolescent; gambling; problem gambling; prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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