Journal
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
Volume 47, Issue 3, Pages 223-236Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.05.003
Keywords
Adolescents; Gambling; Literature review
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Purpose: The purpose of this review was to summarize the research on adolescent gambling with implications for research and prevention or intervention. Method: The methodology involved a comprehensive and systematic search of adolescent or youth gambling'' in three diverse electronic databases (MedlineAdvanced, PsycINFO, and Sociological Abstracts) and three peer-reviewed journals (International Journal of Gambling Studies, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, and Journal of Gambling Issues). Results: The search resulted in 137 articles (1985-2010) focusing on gambling among youth aged between 9 and 21 years: 103 quantitative, 8 qualitative, and 26 non-empirical. The study of adolescent gambling can be summarized as follows: (a) it is conducted by a relatively small group of researchers in Britain, Canada, and the United States; (b) it is primarily prevalence-focused, quantitative, descriptive, school-based, and atheoretical; (c) it has most often been published in the Journal of Gambling Studies; (d) it is most often examined in relation to alcohol use; (e) it has relatively few valid and reliable screening instruments that are developmentally appropriate for adolescents, and (f) it lacks racially diverse samples. Conclusion: Four recommendations are presented for both research and prevention or intervention which are as follows: (1) to provide greater attention to the development and validation of survey instruments or diagnostic criteria to assess adolescent problem gambling; (2) to begin to develop and test more gambling prevention or intervention strategies; (3) to not only examine the comorbidity of gambling and alcohol abuse, but also include other behaviors such as sexual activity; and (4) to pay greater attention to racial and ethnic differences in the study of adolescent gambling. (C) 2010 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. All rights reserved.
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