Prethodno priopćenje
The Connection Between Sociodemographic Features, Risk Behavioral Styles and Tendencies of Adolescent Gambling
Goran Livazović
; Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku Filozofski fakultet u Osijeku Osijek, Hrvatska
Karlo Bojčić
; Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku Filozofski fakultet u Osijeku Osijek, Hrvatska
Sažetak
This paper reports on the findings of a gambling disorder survey with 149 adolescents (97 girls or 65,1% and 52 boys or 34,9%) aged 14 to 19 years old in two Vukovar high schools. The aim of the research was to examine adolescent gambling behaviour in respect to their socioeconomic traits, gambling types and the relation between gambling and general risky behaviour. The survey was based on the Canadian Adolescent Gambling Inventory (CAGI) with 45 questions divided in 4 categories. Results show that most participants (N=105; 70,5%) have experienced at least one type of gambling. General level of gambling addiction analysis shows that 87,9% of participants don't have gambling related problems, 8,7% adolescents report low to moderate addiction levels, while 3,4% report high risk gambling addiction. Gender analysis shows significant differences in 8 out of 10 gambling types examined, with boys gambling significantly more than girls (p<0,01). Boys report significantly higher levels of physical violence (p<0,001) and risky sexual behaviour than girls (p<0,01). Older adolescents report significantly higher lottery activities (p<0,05), while younger participants play videogames for money or some other value significantly more often than older adolescents (p<,05). Age has no significance in other types of gambling. Younger participants exhibit significantly more physical violence (p<,01), while older adolescents drink alcohol significantly more (p<,01) and report more school truancy (p<,001). The type of school participants attend was not reported significant in gambling behaviour, but students of vocational schools reported significantly more violent behaviour (p<,01), cigarette smoking (p<,001), drug consumption (p<,05) and deliberate property destruction (p<,01) than gymnasium students. A significant positive correlation between the education level of participants’ mothers and general gambling behaviour was established (r=0,17, p<0,05). Participants reported on a low negative correlation between school achievement and general gambling behaviour(r= -0,19, p<0,05). Gambling behaviour positively correlates with smoking (r= .28, p<0,01), deliberate property destruction (r=.25, p<0,01), physical violence (r=.38, p< 0,001), alcohol use (r=.51, p< 0,001), drug consumption (r=.39, p<0,001), risky sexual behaviour (r=.37, p<0,001), school truancy (r= 0.5, p<0,001) and theft (r=.39, p<0,001).
Ključne riječi
adolescents; gambling addiction; peers; family; school; risky behaviour
Hrčak ID:
193887
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.6.2017.
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