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Systematic Review: Preventive Intervention to Curb the Youth Online Gambling Problem

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  • José Miguel Giménez Lozano

    (Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja, 18071 Granada, Spain)

  • Francisco Manuel Morales Rodríguez

    (Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja, 18071 Granada, Spain)

Abstract

This systematic review focuses on all the gambling addiction prevention programs carried out in schools, with the intention of making their effectiveness known and encouraging the creation of more such programs. During the third quarter of 2021, an exhaustive search was conducted using the databases of Scopus, Medline (via Pubmed), WOS, and PsycINFO. The search strategy was based on a combination of specific search terms: “Gambling Disorder [Mesh]”, “Online Gambling Disorder [Mesh]”, and “Prevention Programs [Mesh]”. A total of 15 articles were chosen for systematic review. All the programs analyzed show effective results, although there are several methodological shortcomings in the way they are conducted. Effective programs need to focus more on long-term results and the emotional aspects of gambling. We need professionals who can convey the causal nature of the problem the youth are facing.

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  • José Miguel Giménez Lozano & Francisco Manuel Morales Rodríguez, 2022. "Systematic Review: Preventive Intervention to Curb the Youth Online Gambling Problem," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-16, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:11:p:6402-:d:822772
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    1. Franca Tani & Lucia Ponti & Simon Ghinassi & Martina Smorti, 2021. "A gambling primary prevention program for students through teacher training: an evidence-based study," International Gambling Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(2), pages 272-294, May.
    2. Robert Ladouceur & Annie Goulet & Frank Vitaro, 2013. "Prevention programmes for youth gambling: a review of the empirical evidence," International Gambling Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(2), pages 141-159, August.
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