Income Inequality and Adolescent Gambling Severity: Findings from a Large-Scale Italian Representative Survey

Frontiers in Psychology

Natale Canale¹ 

关键词: gambling;    adolescent gambling;    youth gambling;    problem gambling;    inequality;    representative survey;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01318

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background: Studies have shown that problems related to adult gambling have a geographical and social gradient. For instance, adults experiencing gambling-related harms live in areas of greater deprivation; are unemployed, and have lower income. However, little is known about the impact of socioeconomic inequalities on adolescent problem gambling. The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the contextual influences of income inequality on at-risk or problem gambling (ARPG) in a large-scale nationally representative sample of Italian adolescents. A secondary aim was to analyze the association between perceived social support (from family, peers, teachers, and classmates) and ARPG.

【 授权许可】

CC BY