1. A large-scale national study of gambling severity among immigrant and non-immigrant adolescents: The role of the family.
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Canale, Natale, Vieno, Alessio, Griffiths, Mark D, Borraccino, Alberto, Lazzeri, Giacomo, Charrier, Lorena, Lemma, Patrizia, Dalmasso, Paola, and Santinello, Massimo
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COMPULSIVE gambling , *IMMIGRANTS , *AT-risk behavior , *ADOLESCENT psychology , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors , *DEMOGRAPHY , *EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research , *FAMILIES , *GAMBLING , *RISK-taking behavior , *FAMILY relations , *SOCIAL support , *SOCIOECONOMIC factors - Abstract
Aim: The primary aim of the present study was to examine the association between immigrant generation, family sociodemographic characteristics, and problem gambling severity in a large-scale nationally representative sample of Italian youth.Method: Data from the 2013-2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Survey were used for cross-sectional analyses of adolescent problem gambling. Self-administered questionnaires were completed by a representative sample of 20,791 15-year-old students. Respondents' problem gambling severity, immigrant status, family characteristics (family structure, family affluence, perceived family support) and socio-demographic characteristics were individually assessed.Findings: Rates of adolescent at-risk/problem gambling were twice as high among first generation immigrants than non-immigrant students; the odds of being at-risk/problem gamblers were higher among first-generation immigrants than adolescents of other immigrant generations or non-immigrant. Not living with two biological or adoptive parents appears to be a factor that increases the risk of becoming a problem gambler in first generation immigrants.Conclusions: Immigrant status and family characteristics may play a key role in contributing to adolescent problem gambling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2017
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