A Cross-Cultural Study of Gambling Behaviour Among Adolescents

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A Cross-Cultural Study of Gambling Behaviour Among Adolescents
Abstract
The authors investigated whether the prevalence of weekly and problem gambling among youth varied according to cultural affiliation. A convenience sample of 1,265 Quebec high school students aged 12–18 was divided into three linguistic groupings: Anglophone (English), Francophone (French), and Allophone (other). Their results revealed that the Allophone grouping contained the highest proportion of youth who gambled on a weekly basis and who reported gambling problems, followed by the Anglophone, and finally the Francophone groupings. Acculturation difficulties were associated with problem gambling. Few meaningful between-group differences were found with respect to factors related to problem gambling (i.e. comorbidity with other risk factors, coping, family functioning and resiliency).
Publication
Journal of Gambling Studies
Volume
Vol. 23
Issue
no. 1
Pages
25-39
Date
March 2007
Language
en
Citation
Ellenbogen, Stephen, Rina Gupta, and Jeffrey L. Verevensky. “A Cross-Cultural Study of Gambling Behaviour Among Adolescents.” Journal of Gambling Studies Vol. 23, no. 1 (March 2007): 25–39.
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