Gambling, violent behaviour and attitudes towards violence among adolescent gamblers in Finland

AIMS - The purpose of this population-based study was to explore the relationship between gambling and violent behaviour and attitudes towards violence among 14- and 16-year-old adolescents. DESIGN - A national survey was conducted in Finland in 2011. The main measures in our study were gambling frequency and number of reported gambling-related harms. Their associations with violent behaviours and attitudes towards violence were studied using multinomial logistic regression and negative binomial regression. RESULTS - 47.1% of adolescents had gambled during the past six months and 13.2% of them had experienced gambling-related harms. Both gambling frequency and the number of gambling-related harms were linked to violent behaviour as well as to positive attitudes towards violence. Adolescents who engaged in gambling on a daily basis and/ or experienced gambling harms had the highest risk. CONCLUSIONS - Health promotion efforts among gamblers should take into account their increased risk for violent behaviour..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs - 32(2015), 5, Seite 465-478

Sprache:

Dänisch ; Englisch ; Norwegisch ; Schwedisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Räsänen Tiina [VerfasserIn]
Lintonen Tomi [VerfasserIn]
Raisamo Susanna [VerfasserIn]
Rimpelä Arja [VerfasserIn]
Konu Anne [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adolescence
Finland
Gambling
Harms
Problem behaviour
Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Violence

doi:

10.1515/nsad-2015-0046

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ015160297