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Chalmers, Heather. "A comprehensive examination of adolescent gambling." online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium access full-text, 2004. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?NR00322.
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Marget, Nancy. "The psychosocial factors underlying adolescent problem gambling." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape3/PQDD_0032/MQ64171.pdf.
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Floyd, Kim. "Measuring the impact of problematic gambling related behaviors on adolescents an adjunctive approach to assessment of adolescent problem gambling /." online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium access full-text, 2005. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?3199464.
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Marget, Nancy. "Psychosocial factors underlying problem gambling." Thesis, McGill University, 1999. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=30189.
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The psychosocial correlates of adolescent gambling behavior were assessed among 7th, 9th, and 11 th graders. Participants (N = 587) completed questionnaires concerning their gambling behavior, coping skills, locus of control, depression, and substance use. Adolescents were grouped into 1 of 4 groups based upon their performance on the DSM-IV-J (Fisher, 1992) gambling screen: non-gamblers, social gamblers, problem gamblers, and probable pathological gamblers. This research examined whether individuals belonging to the 4 groups differ with respect to locus of control, coping skills, depression, and substance use. Results indicated that probable pathological gamblers were characterized by an external locus of control and reported higher levels of maladaptive coping styles, depression, and regular substance use than non-gamblers and social gamblers. Logistic regression analyses suggest that coping skills, locus of control, substance use, and depression alone do not adequately predict pathological gambling, but do seem to play an important role in the etiology nonetheless. Implications are discussed.
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Mansour, Sandra. "A qualitative examination of adolescent perceptions of gambling advertisements /." Thesis, McGill University, 2006. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=99732.
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Youth problem gambling has become an important social policy issue. Approximately 80% of adolescents report having gambled, while 4--7% of adolescents develop serious gambling problems and another 10--15% remain at-risk for a gambling problem. Revenues in the gambling industry have grown 400% in the past 10 years, partially attributable to a marked increase in gambling advertisements. The objectives of this study are to examine general themes found in gambling advertisements, to determine the characteristics (situational and structural) of advertisements that have an effect on youth, and to determine the extent to which adolescents are influenced by these advertisements. Results from the focus groups suggest that aesthetic characteristics (bright colors, flashing lights) associated with gambling advertisements are influential in capturing and maintaining adolescent's attention and increasing their desire to gamble. Youth also appear to be drawn to advertisements typifying young, happy adults enjoying themselves, engaging in a pleasurable activity with the potential for winning money. Further analyses suggest a number of developmental and gender trends. The results are discussed with respect to the initiation and maintenance of youth gambling behaviours, as well as implications for prevention and future research.
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Ste-Marie, Chantal. "Anxiety and social stress related to adolescent gambling behavior." Thesis, online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium access full-text, 2001. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?MQ75257.
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Gillespie, Meredith A. M. "Adolescent problem gambling evaluating the role of outcome expectancies /." Thesis, access full-text online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium, 2005. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?MR22598.
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Campbell, Colin. "Parents' perceptions of adolescent gambling behavior: a Canadian national study." Thesis, McGill University, 2009. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=66998.
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Adolescent gambling is an issue of concern. Previous findings report children perceive parents are unconcerned with their gambling activities. Attitudes parents hold towards gambling in comparison to other risky behaviours, gambling with their children, and awareness regarding youth education and prevention for gambling and other behaviours were examined. A total of 2,710 parents from Canada with adolescents ages 13 to 18 years were recruited via the Internet to complete the study. Results indicated parents view gambling as relatively unimportant in comparison to other adolescent risky behaviours, have purchased lottery items for their children, and that their child received insufficient prevention material about excessive gambling. Parental attitudes towards gambling suggest that it is not an activity they are comfortable having their adolescent participate.La participation des adolescents aux jeux d'argent est un phénomène inquiétant. Des résultats de recherche ont souligné le fait que les adolescents croient que leurs parents ne se préoccupent pas ou se préoccupent peu de leur participation à des jeux d'argent. La présente étude examine les attitudes parentales à l'égard de la participation des mineurs à ces activités, en comparaison avec d'autres problématiques adolescentes, la participation des adultes à des jeux d'argent en compagnie de leurs adolescents, l'éducation des parents et leur sensibilisation aux problèmes liés à la participation aux jeux d'argent.Au moyen de l'Internet, 2 710 parents canadiens d'adolescents âgés entre 13 et 18 ans ont été invités à participer à l'étude. Les résultats montrent que la participation des adolescents aux jeux d'argent est une problématique jugée peu importante ou peu préoccupante par la majorité des parents, en comparaison à d'autres problématiques adolescentes. Également, plusieurs parents rapportent avoir offert des billets de loterie à leurs enfants, qui, à leurs dires, n'auraient pas reçu suffisamment d'information et de matériel de prévention du jeu excessif. Enfin, l'attitude des parents à l'égard de la participation des jeunes aux jeux d'argent illustre un malaise ou un inconfort face la participation de leur adolescent à ce type d'activités.
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Rhéaume, Nadia. "Évaluation du South Oaks Gambling Screen-Revised Adolescent : instrument identifiant le jeu pathologique chez les adolescents." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0005/MQ41997.pdf.
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Burnes, Colleen, and na. "Attitudes to gambling in Melbourne among adolescents of different ethnic backgrounds." Swinburne University of Technology, 2000. http://adt.lib.swin.edu.au./public/adt-VSWT20070709.162916.
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Three hundred and fifty Years 10,ll and 12 students from six coeducational
schools in metropolitan Melbourne were surveyed regarding their gambling
behaviour with the use of a survey which included the Australian Gambling
Scale (AGS) (Senn, 1996), The questionnaire also included a Gambling
Activities Checklist, Superstition Scale and Leisure Activities Checklist. The
first hypothesis, that being male would be a predictor of gambling fiequency
and problem gambling, was not supported. However, the second hypothesis,
that early age of onset of gambling, experience of a big win, family interest
in gambling and superstitious beliefs would predict gambling frequency, and
that gambling frequency along with the previously listed variables would
predict problem gambling was partly supported. Having had an early big
win, parental gambling, western superstition (but not eastern), gambling for
excitement, gambling to win money and gambling with friends predicted
gambling frequency. Gambling fiequency, gambling for excitement and
gambling to win money predicted problem gambling. Ethnic differences
were found in predictors of gambling frequency and problem gambling.
Reliability analysis on the newly-developed AGS indicated high internal
consistency (1 =.90). The scale needs to be validated by comparing it to a
well-established problem gambling scale, such as the South Oaks Gambling
Screen.
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Felsher, Jennifer R. "Lottery ticket purchases by adolescents and their gambling behaviour : a qualitative and quantitative examination." Thesis, McGill University, 2001. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33893.
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The primary purpose of this study was to explore the differential gambling patterns of underage adolescents in order to identify the specific characteristics and determinants that influence the appeal of the lottery and their lottery playing behaviour. This study was an exploratory investigation of the structural characteristics of lottery products that are particularly appealing to youth (e.g., monetary value, attribute of the ticket, type of game, prize structure, advertisements, colour of ticket, etc.).This research consisted of three phases. Phase I consisted of the inclusion of 5 focus groups (47 children, age 12--19) designed to provide qualitative information on adolescent lottery playing behaviour; Phase II included the development and validation of an instrument to assess lottery playing and gambling behaviour; and Phase III included the participation of a large community sample of youth in Ontario who completed the questionnaire assessing their gambling behaviour in general, factors influencing lottery playing behaviour (e.g., structural characteristics of lottery tickets), and severity of gambling problems. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
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Hellström, Charlotta. "Adolescent Gaming and Gambling in Relation to Negative Social Consequences and Health." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Centrum för klinisk forskning, Västerås, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-261156.
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The aims of the thesis were to study relationships between the effects of online gaming and gambling and negative social consequences and ill health among adolescents and to determine whether gaming and gambling activities occur together. The papers in this thesis used epidemiological methods to obtain self-report information from Swedish adolescents aged 13–18 years. Time spent in online gaming was associated with negative social consequences, and this relationship was explained by online gaming motives. Gaming for fun and social motives was associated with a reduced risk of negative social consequences, whereas gaming to escape problems, gain status, or meet demands from others was associated with an increased risk. Increased online gaming time on weekdays increased the probability of having depressive, musculoskeletal, or psychosomatic symptoms, and was related to online gaming motives. The probability of ill health was low in those who reported gaming for fun or social motives. Adolescents with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were more sensitive to gambling frequency and to developing a gambling problem. However, among those identified as susceptible, adolescents with ADHD were equally affected compared with other susceptible participants in terms of their gambling frequency. Boys had a higher probability than girls of participating in online gambling in association with online gaming. Having at least one parent born outside Scandinavia was associated with a higher probability of online gambling, especially among girls. The effect of alcohol use as a factor contributing to online gambling was greater among boys than among girls. The results of this thesis contribute new knowledge about sex differences in online gaming and gambling behaviours and add to the limited research on online gaming and online gambling behaviours among adolescent girls. Gaming motives may be helpful for identifying online gamers needing support to reduce their unhealthy gaming behaviour. Information about factors related to gaming and gambling problems may be of interest to clinicians in psychiatry, psychology and social work, as well as to policymakers, parents and teachers involved in adolescent health and development. Effect preventive strategies should consider the sex differences in gaming and gambling behaviour in adolescents.
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Gupta, Rina. "The relationship between video game playing and gambling behavior in children and adolescents." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=26274.
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It is suggested that commercial video games and gambling activities make use of similar types of intermittent reinforcement schedules. This research seeks to examine the nature of this relationship amongst children and adolescents. One hundred and four children from grades 4, 6, and 8 participated. A questionnaire exploring issues related to video game playing and gambling behavior was completed and a computerized blackjack game was individually administered. High frequency video game players are compared to low frequency video game players with respect to their gambling performance on the blackjack gambling task as well as on information gathered from the questionnaire. Findings suggest that high frequency video game players nor only gamble more than low frequency video game players but report that gambling makes them feel more important. Furthermore, they appear to be taking greater risks on the blackjack gambling task. Males exhibited greater risk-taking tendencies on the blackjack task than did females.
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Spritzer, Daniel Tornaim. "Problemas relacionados a jogos de azar em adolescentes brasileiros : participação, prevalência e fatores associados." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/18512.
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Objetivo: Estudar o comportamento de adolescentes em relação aos jogos de aposta utilizando uma amostra representativa da população brasileira, que permite: a) examinar a prevalência da participação de adolescentes em jogos de aposta num país em desenvolvimento; b) determinar a prevalência de jogo problemático e patológico em adolescentes brasileiros utilizando um instrumento específico para a idade; e c) comparar a associação entre diferentes níveis de envolvimento com jogos de aposta e variáveis sócio-demográficas. Métodos: Usando amostragem probabilística, estratificada e por conglomerados, obteve-se uma amostra representativa da população brasileira com 14 anos ou mais, de ambos os gêneros, em todo o território nacional. Destes, 661tinham entre 14 e 17 anos de idade. Para avaliar jogo problemático e patológico, foram utilizados o Lie/Bet Questionnaire e o DSM-IV-MR-J. Resultados: Dos 661 adolescentes da amostra, 7% relataram participação em jogos de aposta nos últimos meses, 2,8% responderam positivamente no questionário de triagem e 1,6% foram classificados como jogadores problemáticos e patológicos. Na análise multivariada, os fatores associados com jogo problemático e patológico foram sexo masculino, não estar estudando e considerar religião como não importante. Para estes adolescentes, o tempo médio entre começar a fazer apostas regulares e desenvolver o primeiro problema decorrente do jogo foi de menos de 4 meses. Conclusão: Embora a participação de adolescentes brasileiros em jogos de azar tenha sido bastante inferior à usualmente relatada em países desenvolvidos, a prevalência de jogo problemático e patológico nesta pesquisa foi similar à de estudos recentes que utilizaram amostras nacionalmente representativas. A associação de jogo problemático e patológico com sexo masculino, evasão escolar e baixa religiosidade suporta a teoria de que o envolvimento intenso com jogos de aposta faz parte de um grupo de comportamentos desviantes e de alto-risco que ocorrem de modo conjunto na adolescência. A rápida progressão para jogo problemático e patológico fornece mais evidências de que os adolescentes sejam mais vulneráveis aos efeitos dos jogos de azar.Objective: To study adolescent gambling behavior in a representative sample of the Brazilian population, which allows: a) to investigate the extent to which adolescents participate in gambling activities in a developing country, b) to provide the first estimate of problem and pathological gambling among Brazilian adolescents using an age-specific instrument, and c) to compare different levels of gambling behavior according to demographic and gambling variables. Method: A multistage cluster sampling procedure was used to select 3,007 individuals over 14 years of age, of both sexes, from all over the country. A total of 661 participants were between 14 and 17 years old. The Lie/Bet Questionnaire and the DSM-IV-MR-J were used for assessing problem and pathological gambling. Results: Of a total of 661 adolescents, 7% reported gambling participation in the preceding months, 2.8% scored positive on the screening questionnaire, while 1.6% were classified as problem and pathological gamblers. At multivariate analysis, factors associated with problem and pathological gambling were male sex, not currently studying and considering religion as a non-important issue. For these adolescents, less than four months elapsed between the age of regular gambling involvement and the age of the first gambling problem. Conclusion: Although the Brazilian adolescent’s participation in gambling activities was much lower than usually reported from developed countries, prevalence rate of adolescent problem and pathological gambling in this survey was quite similar from recent studies which used nationally representative samples. The association between problem and pathological gambling with male sex, school drop-out and low religiosity supports the theory that heavy gambling is part of a constellation of highrisk and deviant behaviors which cluster together in adolescence. The fast progression to problem gambling adds evidence that adolescents may be more vulnerable to the effects of gambling.
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Hardoon, Karen. "An examination of psychosocial variables involved in adolescent gambling and high risk behaviors /." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=38489.
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The current study empirically examined the relations between several risk and protective variables associated with adolescent gambling. More specifically, the relations among self-reported familial, emotional, social, and behavioral variables and youth gambling problems were investigated. The current study also sought to identify risk factors that may be related to youth problem gambling. Participants consisted of 2,336 students in grades 7 to 13 (ages 12 to 19) recruited from various elementary and high schools in the Province of Ontario. Participants completed a questionnaire regarding gambling activities (GAQ), gambling severity (DSM-IV-MR-J), perceived social support (PSS Friend and Family), drug and alcohol dependence (PESQ), and various social, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and attentional problems (CASS:L). With respect to gambling severity as assessed by the DSM-IV-MR-J gambling screen, 4.9% of adolescents were found to be probable pathological gamblers, and 8.0% at-risk gamblers. The results identified a multitude of problems experienced by problem gamblers. These risk factors for problem gambling include academic difficulties, poor perceived familial and peer social support, cognitive problems, emotional problems, substance use problems, conduct problems, family problems, parental involvement in gambling and substances, and ADHD and related symptoms, particularly inattention. The magnitude of problems and psychopathology that are reported by probable pathological gamblers and at-risk problem gamblers demonstrates that these individuals are experiencing difficulties and are likely using their gambling to escape their problems. The current study also enabled the identification of a set of predictor variables which lead to problem gambling, including having family problems, conduct problems, being addicted to drugs or alcohol, and being male. These findings are interpreted with respect to their implications for the development of risk reduction prevent
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Ahuja, Manik, Kimberly B. Werner, Renee M. Cunningham-Williams, and Kathleen K. Bucholz. "Racial Associations Between Gambling and Suicidal Behaviors Among Black and White Adolescents and Young Adults." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2021. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8839.
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Purpose of Review: Suicide is the second leading cause of death among Black youth ages 10–19 years. Between 1991 and 2017, rates of suicide among Black youth have been increasing faster than rates among any other race/ethnic group. There are many factors that may explain this increase, with gambling being suggested as one such potential risk factor. This review examines the association between gambling and suicide behaviors, and how these associations may vary between Black and White youth and young adults. The current review examines these associations using data from the Missouri Family Study (MOFAM). Recent Findings: Recent findings have revealed distinct patterns of substance use initiation and gambling behaviors between Black youth and White youth. While strong links between gambling and suicide behaviors have also been reported, whether the associations were consistent across race/ethnicity groups was not investigated, nor in these cross-sectional analyses was it possible to determine whether the gambling behaviors preceded or followed suicidality. Thus, there is a need to investigate whether there are differences in the associations of gambling and suicide behaviors at the race/ethnicity level in tandem with data that examine the sequence of the behaviors. The current report focuses on racial/ethnic differences using data that allow for sequencing the occurrence of the behaviors via the age of first gambling experience, and of first suicidal symptom, to better distinguish the nature of the association. Summary: The current findings revealed that gambling initiation predicted suicide ideation among Black youth, while no significant association was found among White youth. This is of major public health concern, given the rising rates of suicide among Black youth, and the increased availability of gambling. The report did not find a link between gambling and suicide attempts. Culturally tailored interventions should be considered among schools, families, and clinicians/providers, to highlight the risk of adolescent gambling, particularly among Black youth.
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Kaufman, Felicia D. "The relationship between gambling activity, the occurrence of life stress, and differential coping styles in an adolescent sample /." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=82898.
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This study empirically examined physiological, social, and emotional variables in order to extend the understanding of the vulnerability-stress interaction in relation to adolescent problem gambling behaviour. Specifically, the relationship between coping styles, life stress, depressive symptomatology, dissociative states, drug and alcohol use, and youth gambling problems were investigated from the framework of Jacobs' General Theory of Addictions . The current study also examined several potential protective factors (socioeconomic status, social support, and adaptive coping styles) that are believed to buffer against possible negative outcomes associated with youth gambling behaviour. Students consisted of 2,156 students in grades 7 to 12 (ages 11 to 19) recruited from various elementary and high schools in Ontario, Canada. Participants completed a questionnaire regarding gambling activities, social support, dissociation, drug and alcohol use (GAQ), gambling severity (DSM-IV-MR-J), arousal (AISS), stressful life events (APES), depressive symptomatology (RADS), and coping styles (CISS). Socioeconomic status was based on parental level of education and occupation. With respect to gambling severity as assessed by the DSM-IV-MR-J gambling screen, 2.7% of adolescents were found to be probable pathological gamblers, and 6.6% at-risk gamblers. Problem gamblers demonstrated significantly higher scores on measures of arousal, dissociation, and drug and alcohol use. Emotionally, they demonstrated increased problems related to depression, suicide ideation and attempts, and emotion-focused coping. This study expanded on Jacobs' General Theory of Addictions by investigating several protective factors thought to mediate between different types of life stressors and potential gambling problems. This study also sought to identify a set of predictor variables that would increase risk for youth gambling difficulties, including intensity seeking behaviour,
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Svensson, Dana, and Emil Gusteus. "Minderårigt nätpokerspelande : En explorativ studie om minderårigas reflektioner och upplevelser av nätpoker." Thesis, University of Kalmar, School of Human Sciences, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hik:diva-2514.
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This study represents seven adolescents’ perspective on online poker gambling. The purpose of this study is to analyze and describe adolescents’ thoughts and experiences of online poker gambling, thus gaining a deeper knowledge and understanding of how gambling affects youths in their living conditions and in their identity development. This was done by studying the symbolism and meaning that gambling has in these youths every day live and in their identity development. Interviews with one female and six male teenagers age fifteen to seventeen were made, using a qualitative approach. The empirical data were analysed through previous research and by using several theoretical perspectives that were found to be relevant for this study’s purpose and questions.
Results of the study show that friends and media have a significant meaning for youths’ introduction to online poker gambling. The adolescents’ gambling has been variable and can be seen as part of their identity development as they experiment with different roles and lifestyles. The study shows that it’s not just one quality of online poker that attracts young people, but a combination of various qualities that are closely intertwined and together contribute to the game experience the young seek. This study also shows that young people find strategies to manage risks tied to online poker gambling. In addition, the study shows that online poker as a typical male arena strengthens and verifies the male adolescent boys in this study in their identities as young men. Notions of gender in online poker gambling consequently contribute to that young people reproduce gender specific gambling patterns that exist in society.
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Thrupp, Letitia Nielsen. "Gambling attitudes and economic socialisation among adolescents /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 2000. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09SSPS/09sspst531.pdf.
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Upham, Carey Leigh. "An exploration of adolescents' perceptions of gambling." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20354.
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Thesis (MEdPsych)-- Stellenbosch University, 2012.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Adolescent gambling is regarded as one of the relatively new areas of interest within the wider field of adolescent risk behaviour, with international research highlighting the rise in popularity of various gambling games and the associated behavioural, emotional, academic, interpersonal and psychological outcomes that have been linked to adolescent gambling. These trends raise concern with regard to the youth in South Africa, as the overall risk profile of risk behaviours among South African adolescents is comparable to the risk profiles of youths around the globe. Research in the field of adolescent gambling is still in its infancy in South Africa and additional literature is necessary to curb possible problems in this area. The methodology of this study can be described as basic exploratory qualitative research. The study was conducted within the interpretive paradigm and was also informed by ecosystemic theory. Purposive sampling was used to select twenty-six adolescent learners who were enrolled at a single, private, all boys' school in the Western Cape. The methods of data collection included semi-structured focus group and individual interviews. The method of analysis employed to analyse the research data was qualitative content analysis. The research findings from the study indicated that the participants had a clear understanding of the concept of gambling, the associated activities and possible risks linked to gambling, as well as the various motives for participating in gambling activities. Congruent with international findings, the popularity of poker was acknowledged, with a number of adolescents discussing their awareness of their peers' participation in this gambling activity. Whilst financial reward was recognised as a possible outcome of gambling, the majority of the participants regarded social reward and entertainment as some of the key motivating factors for participation in gambling during adolescence. While acknowledging the role of skill in games such as poker, the majority of the participants were still of the opinion that the outcome was largely unpredictable. In addition, the following factors were identified as playing a fundamental role in shaping their perceptions of gambling: media, family, peers, school, religion, personality and personal experiences. Keywords: Adolescence, Perception, Gambling, Pathological Gambling, Problem Gambling, Risk Behaviour, Ecosystemic Theory.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Adolessente dobbelary word gesien as een van die nuwer belangstellingsvelde binne die breër gebied van navorsing oor riskante gedrag onder adolessente, met internasionale navorsing wat toegespits word op die toename in die gewildheid van verskeie dobbelspeletjies en die daarmee gepaardgaande gedrags-, emosionele, akademiese, interpersoonlike en psigologiese uitkomste wat met adolessente dobbelary verbind word. Hierdie tendens wek kommer ten opsigte van die jeug in Suid-Afrika daar die algehele risikoprofiel van riskante gedrag onder Suid-Afrikaanse adolessente vergelykbaar is met die risikoprofiel van jeugdiges reg rondom die wêreld. Navorsing op die gebied van adolessente dobbelary in Suid-Afrika is nog in 'n beginstadium en daar is 'n behoefte aan bykomende literatuur om moontlike probleme binne hierdie gebied te beperk. Die metodologie wat vir hierdie studie gevolg is, kan as basiese verkennende kwalitatiewe navorsing beskryf word. Die studie is teen die agtergrond van die interpretiwistiese paradigma onderneem en is ook toegelig deur die ekosistemiese teorie. Doelbewuste steekproefneming is uitgevoer om ses-en-twintig adolessente leerders uit 'n enkele private seunskool in die Wes-Kaap te selekteer. Data is deur middel van semi-gestruktureerde fokusgroep- en indiwiduele onderhoude ingesamel. Die ontleding van die navorsingsdata is met behulp van kwalitatiewe inhoudsanalise uitgevoer. Die bevindings uit die studie het getoon dat die deelnemers 'n duidelike begrip van die dobbelarykonsep, die gepaardgaande aktiwiteite en die moontlike risiko verbonde aan dobbelary gehad het, asook van die onderskeie motiewe vir deelname aan dobbelaktiwiteite. Die gewildheid van die pokerspel is ooreenstemmend met internasionale bevindings bevestig deur middel van 'n gesprek met 'n aantal adolessente oor hul bewustheid van hul portuurgroep se deelname aan hierdie dobbelaktiwiteit. Terwyl die moontlike uitkoms van finansiële wins by dobbelary erken is, het die meerderheid deelnemers die sosiale bate en vermaak as onder die vernaamste motiveringsfaktore vir deelname aan dobbelary gedurende adolessensie beskou. Die rol van vaardigheid in 'n spel soos poker is erken, maar die meerderheid deelnemers het die opinie gehandhaaf dat die resultaat grootliks onvoorspelbaar is. Daarbenewens is die media, gesin, portuurgroep, skool, geloof, persoonlikheid en persoonlike ervarings as grondliggende faktore tot die vorming van persepsies oor dobbelary beskou.
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Yockey, Robert A. B. S. "School Factors and Psychosocial Correlates to Gambling among Adolescents." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin162323967054435.
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Nilsson, Robin. "Gambling behaviour and leisure-time activities among adolescents in Sweden." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-182566.
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Aim: This study examined associations between leisure-time activities and gambling participation respectively problem gambling among adolescents in Sweden. Furthermore, the study examined sex differences and the degree of possibly confounding factors. Methods: The data was obtained from European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs, 2019 (n=1,911). Chi2-tests and logistic/multiple logistic regressions were used to analyze the data. Results: Unstructured leisure-time activity was robustly positively associated with gambling participation, structured leisure-time activity was weakly negatively associated with gambling participation among students. Unstructured leisure-time activity was moderately positively associated with problem gambling, structured leisure-time activity was weakly negatively associated with problem gambling among students. Unstructured leisure-time activity was strongly positively associated with gambling participation, structured leisure-time activity was strongly negatively associated with gambling participation for boys. Unstructured leisure-time activity was weakly positively associated with gambling participation for girls. Parental monitoring, school adjustments and externalizing behaviour problems affected the association between unstructured leisure-time activity for students respectively boys. Conclusion: Associations were found of varying extent between leisure-time activities and gambling participation respectively problem gambling. More and stronger associations were found for boys than girls and possibly confounding factors affected the association between unstructured leisure-time activity and problem gambling to some degree.
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Wong, Sau-kuen Stella, and 黃秀娟. "Cognitive correlates of gambling behavior and intention to gamble among Chinese adolescents." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2013. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B50162676.
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Adolescent gambling has raised concern among the public as it entails an array of significant adverse consequences. With the dramatic expansion of gambling opportunity and the wide acceptance of gambling as a harmless and entertaining activity, the number of adolescents involved with gambling activities has increased. As such, there is growing interest among researchers in studying factors that are associated with adolescents’ gambling behavior. Nevertheless, this important research area has been surprisingly under-studied in Chinese populations, particularly, with adolescent samples.
Adolescent gambling has raised concern among the public as it entails an array of significant adverse consequences. With the dramatic expansion of gambling opportunity and the wide acceptance of gambling as a harmless and entertaining activity, the number of adolescents involved with gambling activities has increased. As such, there is growing interest among researchers in studying factors that are associated with adolescents‟ gambling behavior. Nevertheless, this important research area has been surprisingly under-studied in Chinese populations, particularly, with adolescent samples.
Three sequential studies with mixed methods were designed to achieve the above objectives. Study I aimed to explore what Chinese adolescents think would happen if they were to gamble. Using focus group discussion, 14 adolescents were interviewed. The results identified multiple themes including material gain, social benefit, enjoyment/arousal, tension/boredom, self-enhancement, relational cost, out of control, monetary loss and behavioral problems. In addition, the item pool of the Chinese Adolescents Gambling Expectancy Scale (CAGES) was also generated from Study I.
In Study II three measures were constructed and validated using 258 Chinese adolescents: the Chinese Adolescent Gambling Expectancy Scale (CAGES), the Gambling Subjective Norms Scale (GSNS) and the Chinese version of the Gamblers’ Belief Questionnaire (GBQ-C). The findings of this study indicated sound psychometric properties for all these measures in general, thus justifying their use in Study III.
Study III examined the relationships among gambling outcome expectancy, subjective norms about gambling and perceived behavioral control, as proposed by the theory of planned behavior, and gambling behavior among 1218 Chinese adolescents. The findings of this study showed that gambling outcome expectancy had incremental validity to predict both gambling behavior and intention to gamble among Chinese adolescents. Two other well-known constructs, i.e. subjective norms about gambling and perceived behavioral control were also important predictors of gambling behavior as well as intention to gamble among Chinese adolescents. Compared to positive outcome expectancy, subjective norms about gambling and illusion of control, it is noteworthy that negative outcome expectancy and belief in luck/perseverance played a more pivotal role in problem gambling among Chinese adolescents. The theoretical and research contributions and practical implications of this study are discussed along with the limitations and recommendations for future studies.published_or_final_version
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Griffiths, Mark. "The acquisition, development and maintenance of fruit machine gambling in adolescence." Thesis, University of Exeter, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.303306.
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Malgorzata, Anna Carran. "Children and gambling : attitudes, behaviour, harm prevention and regulatory responses." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2015. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/12576.
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Gambling constitutes an inherent part of British cultural landscape but due to its potential to cause significant detriments it remains controversial. The Gambling Act 2005 liberalised the UK gambling industry and created an environment where commercial gambling, although regulated, can be offered within a relatively free market setting and its consumption can be stimulated by advertising. The task of the law is to provide a framework where the need for customer choice, a flourishing market, and the respect for private liberties can be adequately balanced with the duty to protect vulnerable individuals such as minors. The Gambling Act has been positioned as containing sufficient protective measures to prevent minors from being harmed by gambling but there is still a relative paucity of research that focuses specifically on how this regime affects this age group. This thesis fills some of the gaps by analysing whether the existing legal and regulatory framework reconciled the conflicting priorities adequately. It uniquely combines legal doctrinal analysis with empirical evidence collected from a sample of British pupils to expose that the liberalisation of gambling has brought severe limitations on protecting minors that are not sufficiently counterbalanced by existing measures. This thesis demonstrates that the legal definition of prohibited gambling does not incorporate all activities that may lead to gambling-related harm. While the age verification measures adopted by online gambling providers appear to be successful, young people continue to have easy access to gambling in land-based venues and are exposed to significant volumes of gambling advertising that appeals to them but these factors are not sufficiently compensated by any holistic regulatory strategy. However, the thesis indicates that the correlation between fun and real gambling games should not be attributed to overlaps in minor's motivations for engaging in either form or to minors' lack of accurate differentiation between them.
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Herman, Jodi. "Modifying adolescents' illusion of control : a manipulation of reinforcement schedules." Thesis, McGill University, 2001. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33901.
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This research examined adolescent's cognitive perceptions of the amount of skill and luck involved in gambling and whether these perceptions could be modified through differential reinforcement schedules during a game of blackjack. Adolescents (N = 149) from grades 7 and 8 completed a questionnaire and participated in a computerized blackjack game that differed in the rate of success. Perceptions were assessed immediately following the game and one and three weeks later to determine whether any changes were maintained over time. Although not statistically significant, results indicate that repeated losses tended to result in increasing the perception that luck, rather than skill, is involved in the blackjack task. The results are discussed with emphasis on the implications for the development of a cognitive element within gambling prevention programs.
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Ste-Marie, Chantal. "Parenting styles and family environment influences on youth problem gambling /." Thesis, access full-text online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium, 2005. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?NR25260.
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Weinstock, Jeremiah. "Gambling behavior of college students at what point is it harmful? /." online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium access full-text, 2004. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?3153960.
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Powell, Guy Jeff. "Gambling in adolescence and young adulthood an examination of social support provided by family and peer networks across level of gambling involvement /." Thesis, online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium access full-text, 2002. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?NQ88560.
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Mooss, Angela Devi. "Gambling Behaviors among Youth Involved in Juvenile and Family Courts." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2009. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/psych_diss/63.
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Problem gambling currently affects between 5-7% of youth ages 12-18 (Hardooon & Derevensky, 2002); however, rates of problem gambling among youth who are involved with the Juvenile Justice System are more than twice that of school sample rates (Lieberman & Cuadrado, 2002). Furthermore, disordered gambling often co-occurs with substance use and criminal activity (Huang & Boyer, 2007), issues that are compounded in the Juvenile Justice population. The current study assessed gambling behaviors and risk factors of 145 youth involved in juvenile, juvenile drug, and family courts. Results indicated that nearly 13% of these youth are currently problem gamblers, and that males and African-Americans had higher problem gambling rates than female and Caucasian youth. Furthermore, gambling-related crime, substance use, scope of gambling activities, and time in detention facilities were all predictive of problem gambling severity, while suicidal ideation, urban environment, and lottery sales per capita were not. Finally, having a parent with a gambling problem also emerged as a risk factor;however, the risk was greater for males than for females. These results present a distinct need for youth to be screened for gambling problems upon entering and exiting the Juvenile Justice System, and for prevention and intervention services to be offered within juvenile and family court settings. Furthermore, communities need to take an active role in preventing youth gambling problems through increasing public awareness and insuring that appropriate and accurate messages reflecting gambling opportunities and outcomes are presented.
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McNally, Kelly A. "Iowa Gambling Task Performance in Overweight Children and Adolescents At-Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1281989476.
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Werner, Kimberly B., Renee M. Cunningham-Williams, Manik Ahuja, and Kathleen K. Bucholz. "Patterns of Gambling and Substance Use Initiation in African American and White Adolescents and Young Adults." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8845.
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The focus of the current investigation is to examine the temporal relationship of gambling onset and alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis initiation in adolescents and young adults (M age = 20.3 years) by examining the prevalence and pattern of onset for each substance and gambling pairing and the associated risk between gambling and each substance use. Data were drawn from the multiwave Missouri Family Study (n = 1,349) of African American (AA; n = 450) and White families (n = 317) enriched for risk for alcohol use disorder and includes those who were assessed for gambling behaviors and problems: AA (360 males, 390 females) and White (287 males, 312 females). Findings indicated racial differences in the overall prevalence of gambling behaviors and substance use as well as patterns of initiation-particularly within gambling/alcohol and gambling/tobacco for males. Survival models revealed some similarities as well as differences across race and gender groups in associations of gambling with initiation of substances, as well as substances with initiation of gambling. Alcohol use (AA males only) and cannabis use (AA males and White females) elevated the hazards of initiating gambling. In contrast, gambling significantly elevated the hazards of initiation alcohol across 3 of 4 groups and of cannabis use in AA males only. The results highlight some overlapping as well as distinct risk factors for both gambling and substance use initiation in this cohort enriched for vulnerability to alcohol use disorder (AUD). These findings have implications for integrating gambling prevention into existing substance use prevention and intervention efforts-particularly but not exclusively for young AA males.
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Wood, Richard T. A. "A psychological investigation of the effects of the UK National Lottery and scratchcards on adolescents." Thesis, Nottingham Trent University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.369309.
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Gupta, Rina. "Toward testing a general theory of addictions : an examination of gambling, risk-taking, and related personality variables in adolescents." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0007/NQ44445.pdf.
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Frederiksen, Richard. "NEGATIVT TV- OCH DATASPELSBRUK BLAND GYMNASIEELEVER." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-26338.
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Arbetet har sin bakgrund i att Malmö stad under de senaste åren delar ut datorer till bland annat eleverna i de kommunala gymnasieskolorna. Arbetet har även sin grund i forskningen kring TV- och dataspelsbruk. Arbetet syftar till att undersöka hur Malmös kommunala gymnasieskolor arbetar för att uppmärksamma negativt bruk av TV- och dataspel bland sina elever. Vidare att undersöka hur de kommunala gymnasieskolorna i Malmö arbetar för att stödja de elever som fastnar i ett negativt bruk av TV- och dataspel. Arbetet syftar även till att undersöka hur yrkesverksamma inom kommunala gymnasieskolor, definierar ett negativt bruk av TV- och dataspel. I studien användes en kvalitativa design med semistrukturerade intervjuer. Intervjuer har genomförts med fyra kuratorer som arbetar vid olika kommunala gymnasieskolor i Malmö. Resultatet i detta arbete har analyserats utifrån teorin kring socialkonstruktivism och diskuterats med tidigare forskning inom ämnesområdet TV- och dataspelsbruk. Arbetet visar bland annat att de kommunala gymnasieskolorna inte har något specifikt arbete kring frågan om negativt TV- och dataspelsbruk, utan utgår från ett generellt förhållningssätt för att uppmärksamma negativa förändringar bland sina elever. Vidare erbjuder skolorna stöd i form av samtalskontakt till de elever som har ett negativt bruk av TV- och dataspel. Resultatet visar även att de intervjuade definierar ett negativt bruk av TV- och dataspel utifrån de eventuella konsekvenser som drabbar individen av dennes spelande.This work has its origin in that the city of Malmö in recent years, have been handing out computers to e.g. students in the municipal high schools. The work also has its basis in research on TV- and computer game use. This work aims to investigate how Malmo's municipal high schools work to pay attention to negative use of TV- and computer games among their students. Furthermore, to investigate how the local high schools in Malmö work to support those students who get stuck in a negative use of TV- and computer games. The work also aims to examine how professionals in the municipal high schools, defines a negative use of the TV- and computer games. The study used a qualitative design with semi-structured interviews . Interviews were conducted with four counselors working at various municipal high schools in Malmö. The results of this work have been analyzed based on the theory of social constructivism and discussed with previous research in the subject area TV and computer game use. The work shows that the municipal high schools do not have any specific work on the issue of negative TV and computer games use, but is based on a general attitude to notice negative changes among their students. Further schools offers support in the form of dialog-contact with those students who have a negative use of the TV- and computer games. The result also shows that the respondents define a negative use of TV and computer games based on the possible consequences faced by the individual of his or her gambling.
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Vadlin, Sofia. "Problematic Gaming and Gambling among Adolescents." Doctoral thesis, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-304046.
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The overall aims of this thesis were to develop and evaluate a screening instrument designed to detect gaming addiction symptoms in adolescents, to study associations between problematic gaming and psychiatric symptoms, to investigate the stability of problematic gaming, and to examine possible associations between gaming at baseline (W1) with problem gambling three years later (W2). The study population consisted of adolescents from the Survey of Adolescent Life in Västmanland SALVe Cohort (adolescents in Västmanland born in 1997 and 1999, and their parents), in two waves (2012, n = 1887; 2015, n = 1576), and adolescents from child and adolescent psychiatric clinics in Västmanland (2014, n = 242). The development of the Gaming Addiction Identification Test (GAIT) was based upon the research literature on gaming, gambling, and addiction. An expert panel estimated the content validity of the GAIT and found it to be excellent. Additional psychometric evaluations of the GAIT and the parent version, GAIT-P, were conducted and it was found that both versions showed promising psychometric results, with high internal consistency, high concurrent validity, high concordance, unidimensionality, and high factor loadings, although poor model fit in exploratory factor analysis. Self- and parent-rated prevalence of gaming addiction symptoms were estimated at 1.3% with the GAIT and 2.4% with the GAIT-P in 13- and 15-year-olds. Self-rated problematic gaming above the cutoff had a boy to girl ratio of approximately 5:1 in both the SALVe Cohort and the clinical sample, whereas more girls than boys reported symptoms above the cutoff for ADHD, depression, anxiety, and psychotic-like-experiences. ADHD, depression, and anxiety symptoms were associated with odds ratios of 2.43, 2.47, and 2.06, respectively, in relation to coexisting problematic gaming. Furthermore, problematic gaming was stable over time, and problematic gaming at the first wave was associated with problem gambling three years later. It is important to screen for possible co-occurring symptoms among those who seek treatment and among those who appear to have symptoms of gaming, gambling, or psychiatric symptoms. Ongoing evaluation of adequate screening and diagnostic measurements, and the development and evaluation of treatments for problematic gaming, gaming addiction, and comorbid conditions are needed.
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Stuart, Sarah. "An examination of gambler subtypes in undergraduates /." 2007. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:MR38829.
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Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 2007. Graduate Programme in Psychology.Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 42-48). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:MR38829
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Rossen, Fiona. "Adolescent gambling in New Zealand: an exploration of protective and risk factors." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2292/2611.
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Despite a growing appreciation in New Zealand of the harms arising from gambling, there remains a lack of knowledge and awareness of the dangers associated with participation in gambling by young people. Although international research has demonstrated that young people are a high-risk group with regard to problem gambling, research in New Zealand has only investigated the gambling behaviour of those aged 18 and over. This thesis explores a topic that has been largely neglected within New Zealand: the relevance of gambling and problem gambling for New Zealand adolescents. A questionnaire consisting of both standardised and non-standardised items, was administered to a random sample of more than 2000 secondary school students in the Upper North Island. The role of gambling in adolescent life, the prevalence of adolescent problem gambling, and associated risk factors were investigated. This research also adopted a largely unique perspective within the youth gambling field, extending investigations to include the role of protective factors, particularly social connectedness. This investigation of protective factors supports strengths-based approaches to youth behavioural issues, with the potential to aid in the prevention or minimisation of harm, as opposed to approaches that focus upon responding to problems, as is encouraged by dysfunction-based models. This research demonstrates that gambling is part of youth culture in New Zealand. It provides the first body of data detailing the practices, beliefs, and other factors associated with adolescent gambling behaviour within New Zealand. The findings indicate that choices around gambling are strongly influenced by contextual factors and that young New Zealander’s participate in a wide variety of gambling modes. While most gamble safely, approximately four percent were observed to satisfy the problem gambling criteria. Social connectedness was strongly correlated to problem gambling behaviour and the research points towards the investigation of protective factors, resiliency, and strengths-based strategies in the future. The continuing exploration of common denominators between gambling and other dangerous consumptions also offer promising avenues for future research within the gambling field. This research demonstrates that youth gambling is an issue requiring the attention of families, communities, schools, researchers, government departments, and members of the gambling industries.
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DOKULIL, Ondřej. "Kurzové sázky jako jedna z forem patologického hráčství u adolescentů." Master's thesis, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-381123.
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The diploma thesis focuses on fixed-odds betting among male adolescents. In theoretical part, game as a whole life matter is explained, afterwards it aims closer to hazard game, especially fixed-odds betting. Regarding to children, multiple smaller studies, focused on risky behaviour on the internet and gambling, are introduced. Empirical part combines qualitative and quantitative approach. Interviews with betters jointly with the theory creates the base for hypothesises and questionnaire, which was distributed in five schools; three elementary and two high schools. Results of the empirical part are suggesting that adolescent boys have experiences with fixed-odds betting even though they are not of age. Frequently, the reason for betting is being involved in sport and the favourite form is on-line betting.
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Gutkaisová, Lucie. "Motivace k účasti na hazardní hře a její význam v životě mladé generace: kvalitativní výzkum." Master's thesis, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-346790.
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Background: Gambling games are evolving areas of pathological behavior, which, moreover, thanks to technological progress, take other forms. Not only in the context of the modern technologies are emerging young people engaged in gambling, who may represent a latent risk across the entire company. Aims: The main objective of the study is to trace the use of qualitative research methods motivation of young players to participate in a gambling game. A related goal is to identify the primary impulse for the first gambling game, subjectively perceived gains and losses from the game, the development of a hazardous and comparison of the motives of the young men with varying degrees of problem gambling game. Methods: Respondents were collecting method using snowballs. Subsequently, the semistructured interviews were made with them. Further was all participants presented the record sheet showing the socio-demographic differences, and a questionnaire SOGS to determine the extent of the problem with the gambling game. Research file: File the research consists of a total of 10 male respondents aged from 18 to 26 years old. The average age is 23,1 years (the youngest 18, the oldest 26 years). The most participants have secondary education, while half of the respondents currently studying and less than half are...
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Martins, Diana Inês Lopes Costa. "Nível socioeconómico e funções executivas em adolescentes." Master's thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11067/1997.
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Exame público realizado em 23 Junho 2014.Dissertação de mestrado realizada no âmbito do Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica.
O desempenho das FE e a sua relação com o Nível Socioeconómico (NSE) tem sido amplamente estudado, contando-se já com um grande corpo de investigação que sustenta que as primeiras são afetadas por vários fatores sociais e económicos. Este estudo foi realizado com o objetivo de avaliar se existem diferenças no desempenho das FE (memória operatória, atenção seletiva, flexibilidade cognitiva, inibição cognitiva e tomada de decisão) entre adolescentes pertencentes a Nível Socioeconómico Alto (NSE Alto) e adolescentes pertencentes a Nível Socioeconómico Baixo (NSE Baixo). Participaram neste estudo um total de 213 adolescentes (N=213). A flexibilidade foi avaliada através do Teste Wisconsin (Grant & Berg, 1948), a atenção foi avaliada através do Teste D2 (Brickenkamp, 2002), a inibição foi avaliada através do Teste Stroop (Ridley, 1935), a memória de trabalho foi avaliada através da Escala de Inteligência para Adultos (WAIS-III, Wechsler, 1997) e da Escala de Inteligência para Crianças (WISC-III, Wechsler, 1991) e a tomada de decisão foi avaliada através do Cambridge Gambling Task (Roger et al., 1999). O Questionário Sociodemográfico foi utilizado para recolher dados sobre a escolaridade dos pais. Os resultados demonstraram existir diferenças no funcionamento executivo entre o grupo de adolescentes pertencentes ao NSE Alto e o grupo de adolescentes pertencentes ao NSE Baixo, nomeadamente ao nível da flexibilidade cognitiva, da atenção, da inibição e da memória operatória. Estes resultados são congruentes com estudos similares feitos com crianças, mas dão uma contribuição para que se façam mais estudos nesta área com adolescentes.
Abstract: The performance of FE and its relationship with socioeconomic status (SES) has been widely studied, counting already with a large body of research that argues that the former are affected by various social and economic factors. This study was conducted to evaluate whether there are differences in the performance of EF (working memory, selective attention, cognitive flexibility, cognitive inhibition and decision making) among adolescents belonging to high socioeconomic status (High SES) and adolescents belonging to Low Socioeconomic Level (SES Low). A total of 213 adolescents (N = 213) participated in this study. Flexibility was measured by the Wisconsin Test ( Grant & Berg, 1948) , attention was measured by the D2 Test (Brickenkamp, 2002), inhibition was measured by the Stroop Test ( Ridley , 1935) , working memory was evaluated by Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS - III, Wechsler, 1997) and by the Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC - III, Wechsler, 1991) and decision making was measured by the Cambridge Gambling Task (Roger et al., 1999). The Sociodemographic Questionnaire was used to collect data from parents' education. The results demonstrated differences in executive functioning among the group of adolescents belonging to High SES and the group of adolescents belonging to Low SES, particularly in cognitive flexibility, attention, inhibition and working memory. These results are consistent with similar studies done with children, but give a positive contribution to do more studies in this area with adolescents.
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Allami, Youssef. "Profils de joueurs à problèmes : un test empirique du modèle des parcours multiples." Thèse, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/21153.
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Zangeneh, Masood. "Gender differentiated motivational orientation and its relationship with the acculturation process." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/19023.
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the associations among
gender-differentiated motivational orientations (integrative and instrumental),
acculturation success, and risky behaviours (illicit substance use and gambling
behaviour) among Iranian youth who have immigrated to Toronto. DESIGN: Given the
exploratory nature of the proposed research, a cross-sectional research design was
used. SUBJECTS: A combination of purposive-proportional quota sampling and
snowball sampling methods were employed. The sample for this research was
comprised of 308 participants (M=155, F=153) who 1) were born in Iran, 2) had recently
immigrated to Canada from Iran 2-8 years ago, and 3) were currently attending high
school, enrolled in Grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 (ages 15 to 18) in Toronto. RESULTS: The
results of the current study confirm 1) the findings in the existing literature that
adherence to an instrumental motivational orientation is positively correlated with risktaking
behaviours; 2) confirm some of the existing literature findings, which suggest that
lower levels of acculturation are negatively associated with problem behaviours; 3)
show that males possess an instrumental motivational orientation significantly more
than females, and that females possess an integrative motivational orientation
significantly more than males; 4) indicate that male participants show significantly lower
levels of acculturation while female participants demonstrate higher level of
acculturation, which confirms that acculturation is significantly determined by gender;
and 5) partially support some of the claims in the literature; for example, it found males
are more at risk for illicit drugs, while females to be more at risk for alcohol
consumption. DISCUSSION The current study is among the first to examine the interrelationships among illicit substance use and gambling behaviour, acculturation
success/stress, and motivational orientation among Iranian adolescent immigrants. To
understand the predictors of success or failure among adolescent youth, replication of
the current study is necessary.Psychology
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