Gambling participation, gambling habits, gambling-related harm, and opinions on gambling advertising in Finland in 2016:

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Anne H.Salonen¹ 

关键词: client survey;    disordered gambling;    gambling;    gambling-related harm;    population survey;    problem gambling;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1455072518765875

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Background:This report is an overview of results from the 2016 Finnish Gambling Harms Survey covering the population and clinical perspectives. It summarises the main findings on gambling participation, gambling habits, gambling-related harm, and opinions on gambling advertising.Methods:The population sample (n = 7186) was collected from three regions and the clinical sample (n = 119) in a gambling help clinic.Results:Frequency of gambling in the population sample was characteristically once a week, while in the clinical sample it was daily. Men gambled more often than women only in the population sample. The most common gambling environments were kiosks, grocery stores or supermarkets, and home. The most typical gambling-related harms were financial or emotional/psychological harms; the amount of experienced harm was considerable among the clinical sample. The clinical sample also perceived gambling advertising as obtrusive and as a driving force for gambling.Conclusions:The results of the clinical sampl...

【 授权许可】

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