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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Attitudes toward gambling among adolescents |
Author: | Hanss, D. Mentzoni, R. Delfabbro, P. Myrseth, H. Pallesen, S. |
Citation: | International Gambling Studies, 2014; 14(3):505-519 |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
ISSN: | 1445-9795 1479-4276 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Daniel Hanss, Rune A. Mentzoni, Paul Delfabbro, Helga Myrseth and Ståle Pallesen |
Abstract: | It is well documented that attitudes toward gambling are a good predictor of problem gambling during adolescence. However, so far, little is known about what factors are associated with adolescents’ gambling attitudes. This study used cross-sectional data (N ¼ 2055, response rate 70.4%) from a representative sample of 17-year-olds in Norway to investigate the relationship between demographic, personality, motivational and social variables and gambling attitudes. Overall, adolescents’ attitudes toward gambling were slightly negative. A multivariate analysis revealed that more favourable attitudes toward gambling were most strongly associated with family/peer approval of gambling. In addition, significant associations were found for gender (males more favourable); Sensation Seeking (positive association); Agreeableness (negative association); and family/peer gambling history (positive association for lifetime gambling, negative association for problematic gambling). Although a variety of individual-level and social factors are associated with more favourable attitudes toward gambling, it appears that family and peer approval of gambling are most important. |
Keywords: | Attitude; personality; prevention; peer effects; family |
Rights: | © 2014 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http:// creativecommons.org/Licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
DOI: | 10.1080/14459795.2014.969754 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2014.969754 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 3 Psychology publications |
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