A Cross-Cultural Study of Gambling Behaviour Among Adolescents
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A Cross-Cultural Study of Gambling Behaviour Among Adolescents
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| 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).
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Journal of Gambling Studies
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Vol. 23
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no. 1
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25-39
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March 2007
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en
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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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