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Drivers of Gambling Problems Among Adolescents: Some Evidence from Italy

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  • Maria Daniela Giammanco

    (University of Catania)

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Juvenile problematic gambling is associated with relevant personal, social, and healthcare costs that may be decreased only by gaining a complete understanding of the multi-faced factors impacting this disorder to implement tailored and efficacious interventions to contrast it. The present contribution, using a sample of 1,160 high secondary school students, investigates, among a group of personal and relational factors, namely the ways of employing one’s own spare time, those that may increase/decrease the chance of becoming a gambler and, once a gambler, those that may increase/ decrease the chance of turning into a problematic one. The results obtained enrich the existing literature, not always unanimous in the evidence offered concerning the relation between structured/unstructured activities and gambling attitudes. It may help address problematic juvenile gambling, a relevant public health concern, using a multidimensional headset, acknowledging individual and societal drivers.

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  • Maria Daniela Giammanco, 2021. "Drivers of Gambling Problems Among Adolescents: Some Evidence from Italy," Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, Vita e Pensiero, Pubblicazioni dell'Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, vol. 129(1), pages 45-72.
    • Handle: RePEc:vep:journl:y:2021:v:129:i:1:p:45-72
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    Problematic juvenile gambling; Structured activities; Unstructured activities; Heckman model;
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    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior

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