Prevalence of Adolescent Problem Gambling,Related Harms and Help-Seeking Behaviours Among an Australian Population |
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Authors: | Katie Splevins Shab Mireskandari Kymbra Clayton Alex Blaszczynski |
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Institution: | (1) Waverley Action for Youth Services (WAYS), 2/47 Spring Street, Bondi Junction, NSW, 2022, Australia;(2) 3 Vine Street, York, YO23 1BB, UK;(3) Psychosocial Research Group, Department of Medical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, 2031, Australia;(4) Psychology Department, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia;(5) Gambling Research Unit, School of Psychology (A18), The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia |
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Abstract: | Epidemiological studies have consistently reported prevalence rates ranging between 0.9 and 23.5% for problem gambling among
young people. With such a large range reported in the literature, it is clear that more research in this area would be of
value. The current study investigated the prevalence rate of adolescent gambling and problem gambling and explored types of
harm-related and help-seeking behaviours associated with gambling specific to this population in an Australian setting. A
self-administered battery of questionnaires was distributed to 252 students aged 12–18 years, attending four private schools
in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The battery included a self-administered socio-gambling demographic questionnaire,
the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Fourth Edition Multiple Response Juvenile (DSM-IV-MR-J) diagnostic instrument to assess
problem gambling status, the Gambling Attitudes Scale, and questionnaires using a Likert scale to measure gambling-related
harms and help-seeking behaviours. The prevalence rate among this group was found to be 6.7%. The study found further support
for previous findings suggesting that a significant proportion of young people meet criteria for problem gambling, that males
are at-risk and that few adolescents are able to recognise when gambling is problematic or access mental health professionals
for assistance. |
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