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Manian W, Li X, Zeng Z, Wang X. Characteristics of Gambling Helpline Callers in Macao: A Regional Comparison. J Gambl Stud 2024; 40:1607-1622. [PMID: 38592618 DOI: 10.1007/s10899-024-10300-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Despite the continued focus on profiling gambling helpline callers, little is known about the characteristics of callers in Macao. To address this gap, this study aims to investigate the characteristics of problem gamblers calling the helpline in Macao and explore the regional differences between callers from Macao, mainland China, and Hong Kong. Specifically, the study examined their demographics, helpline usage, and gambling-related characteristics. The study used data collected by SKHSSCO between 2015 and 2021. The results showed that, at the aggregate level, the helpline callers in Macao were male, young, and full-time employees. The majority used the telephone and reported problems with casino table games. In addition, the referral rate was relatively low, while the rate of suicidal ideation was comparatively high. The results also revealed that callers from Macao, mainland China, and Hong Kong were notably distinct in these characteristics. The findings shed light on how to increase helpline accessibility and create tailored interventions and prevention efforts to better support individuals affected by problem gambling.
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- Wongkun Manian
- Centre for Gaming and Tourism Studies, Macao Polytechnic University, Avenida Padre Tomás Pereira, Taipa, Macao, China
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- School of Tourism Management, Macao University of Tourism, Colina de Mong-Há, Macao, China
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- Centre for Gaming and Tourism Studies, Macao Polytechnic University, Avenida Padre Tomás Pereira, Taipa, Macao, China.
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- Guangzhou Xinhua University, Guangzhou, China
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Parrado-González A, Fernández-Calderón F, Newall PWS, León-Jariego JC. Peer and Parental Social Norms as Determinants of Gambling Initiation: A Prospective Study. J Adolesc Health 2023:S1054-139X(23)00143-X. [PMID: 37061904 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2023]
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PURPOSE Despite the potential consequences of gambling during adolescence, the factors involved in the initiation of this behavior are relatively understudied. Using a longitudinal design, the present study analyzed the contribution of parental and peer norms to adolescent gambling initiation. METHODS A sample of 440 adolescent non-gamblers (50.9% males, meanage = 14.85 [standard deviation = 1.41]) completed a baseline survey and a 1-year follow-up questionnaire. The baseline survey included assessments of perceived descriptive and injunctive norms from parents and peers, perceived parent and peer gambling severity, and susceptibility to peer pressure. A multivariate hierarchical logistic regression model was used to assess the contribution of baseline measures to adolescent gambling initiation at follow-up. RESULTS Of the 440 non-gamblers assessed at baseline, 160 (36.4%) reported initiating gambling at follow-up. All the peer factors were prospectively associated with gambling initiation, while only the perceived injunctive norms of parents were associated with initiation. Higher susceptibility to peer pressure, perceived gambling by peers, and peer and parental approval of gambling at baseline were associated with higher odds of adolescent gambling initiation at follow-up. In contrast, the likelihood of gambling initiation among adolescents decreased as the perception of peer gambling severity increased. DISCUSSION The identification of parental and peer factors associated with adolescent gambling initiation may provide support for relevant preventative interventions aimed at avoiding or delaying gambling initiation among adolescents. Specifically, to reduce the initiation of gambling, preventative programs should focus on helping adolescents to find strategies for resisting peer influences.
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Psychology, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain; Research Center on Natural Resources, Health and the Environment, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain
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- School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; Experimental Gambling Research Laboratory, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQUniversity, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Social, Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Huelva, Spain
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Wang Y, Ma S, Jiang L, Chen Q, Guo J, He H, Li P, Gao T, Wang X. Adverse childhood experiences and deviant behaviors among Chinese rural emerging adults: the role of social support. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:2404. [PMID: 36544162 PMCID: PMC9773545 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14691-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND ACEs hurt subsequent physical and mental health outcomes. However, still little has been known about the rate of ACEs among rural Chinese emerging adults and the different buffering effects of the three types of social support on different kinds of ACEs. This study described the rate of ACEs among Chinese rural emerging adults, examined the relationship between ACEs and deviant behaviors, and tested the moderating effect of three different sources of perceived social support on this relationship. We hope these results will be helpful in further interventions. METHODS We used the second wave of a longitudinal survey that included ACEs variables in 2018. A total of 1031 emerging adults aged 18 to 25 participated in the current study. RESULTS we found that (1) the rate of abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction was 10.0, 30.0, and 24.9%, respectively among Chinese rural emerging adults; (2) abuse and household dysfunction experience were significantly and positively associated with deviant behaviors; (3) friend support moderated the relationship between three types of ACEs and deviant behaviors. Other support moderated the relationship between abuse/household dysfunction and deviant behaviors. CONCLUSIONS ACEs could increase the risk of deviant behaviors. Perceived friend support could reduce the negative effect of three types of ACEs. Other support could reduce the negative impact of abuse and household dysfunction. These results suggest that reducing ACEs to make children's family environments safer and enhancing social support for emerging adults from rural areas are beneficial, which could prevent or reduce their deviant behaviors.
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- Yiqing Wang
- grid.20513.350000 0004 1789 9964School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University, No.19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street, 100875 Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- grid.24695.3c0000 0001 1431 9176School of Management, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029 People’s Republic of China
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- grid.20513.350000 0004 1789 9964School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University, No.19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street, 100875 Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- grid.20513.350000 0004 1789 9964School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University, No.19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street, 100875 Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- grid.11135.370000 0001 2256 9319School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100191 People’s Republic of China
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- grid.443347.30000 0004 1761 2353School of Public Administration, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, 555 Liutai Ave, Tongbo, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130 People’s Republic of China
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- grid.20513.350000 0004 1789 9964School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University, No.19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street, 100875 Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- grid.20513.350000 0004 1789 9964School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University, No.19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street, 100875 Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- grid.20513.350000 0004 1789 9964School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University, No.19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street, 100875 Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Akbari M, Bahadori MH, Khanbabaei S, Milan BB, Horvath Z, Griffiths MD, Demetrovics Z. Psychological predictors of the co-occurrence of problematic gaming, gambling, and social media use among adolescents. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2022.107589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Aekwarangkoon S, LeClair J, Oakley LD. Early findings of a nurse-led youth activist program in mind caring. Public Health Nurs 2022; 39:993-999. [PMID: 35426968 DOI: 10.1111/phn.13078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND School-based youth activist programs in mind caring have been shown to support the mental health and learning needs of adolescent students. METHODS We used collaborative action research methods to implement a nurse-led mind caring youth activist program for a rural, extended opportunity school in Thailand. The participants (N = 67) were the public health nurse assigned to the school, students willing to become youth activists (n = 42), school teachers and staff (n = 7), university psychiatric mental health nursing faculty (n = 2), and volunteer nursing students (n = 16). Qualitative thematic analyses methods were used to explore the transcripts of the participant's reflection circles and confirmatory interviews for evidence of effective program implementation. RESULTS Major themes of change and growth were identified. Youth activists students said mind caring improved their mental health. Teachers described having a more positive attitude towards students' mental health and learning needs. Nursing students found optimistic confidence and self-awareness in the hands-on experience with the complex role responsibilities in public health nursing. CONCLUSION These results provide early evidence of stakeholder satisfaction with the implementation of a school-based youth activist program as collaborative action for organizational change.
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- Saifon Aekwarangkoon
- School of Nursing, Excellence Center of Community Health Promotion, Walailak University, Thailand
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Price A. Health Inequities Among East and South Asian Gamblers During COVID-19: Key Risk Factors and Comorbidities. Int J Ment Health Addict 2022; 21:1-16. [PMID: 35153635 PMCID: PMC8815395 DOI: 10.1007/s11469-022-00767-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Online gambling during COVID-19 has been associated with a variety of risk factors and comorbidities, such as co-occurring substance use, mental health problems, and financial concerns and gambling motives. Far less is known about these impacts on ethno-cultural populations, including East and South Asian gamblers. The present study has attempted to explore the health inequities related to these comorbidities and risk factors among East and South Asian gamblers. A cross-sectional online survey of gamblers in Ontario, Canada, was carried out in August 2020-a time when most land-based gambling venues were not operating at full capacity. Descriptive statistical analyses, odds ratios, and negative binomial regression (NBR) were used to compare East and South Asian gamblers to other online gamblers in Ontario. The total survey sample of 2,012 gamblers included sub-samples of East Asian (n = 206) and South Asian gamblers (n = 107). Compared to other gamblers in Ontario, East and South Asians reported higher likelihood of severe gambling problems, risky financially focused gambling motives, gambling under the influence of alcohol, and elevated levels of mental health problems. An adjusted NBR analysis noted that East Asians were more highly involved in online gambling during the pandemic, compared to non-East Asian gamblers. This study has presented an array of factors representing potential health inequities among East and South Asian gamblers during the pandemic. These findings merit further investigation and replication in order to inform the development of appropriate support resources.
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- Alex Price
- Centre for the Advancement of Best Practices, The Responsible Gambling Council, 205-411 Richmond Street East, Toronto, Ontario M5A 3S5 Canada
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Riley BJ, Oster C, Rahamathulla M, Lawn S. Attitudes, Risk Factors, and Behaviours of Gambling among Adolescents and Young People: A Literature Review and Gap Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:984. [PMID: 33499418 PMCID: PMC7908209 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18030984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Gambling is occurring in a rapidly changing landscape, with new trends and technologies affecting gambling behaviour and problem gambling across a range of populations. Gambling activity among adolescents and young people has received considerable research attention due to a high prevalence of gambling reported among these groups in recent years. Despite legislation worldwide to constrain gambling among adolescents and young people, modern technology, such as online gaming apps and online gambling venues, has significantly increased their exposure to the risks of problem gambling. It is important, therefore, to have up to date information about what is currently known about gambling and to explore gaps in our knowledge. This gap analysis presents the results of a systematic approach to reviewing the current literature on gambling behaviour, attitudes, and associated risk factors for gambling and problem gambling among adolescents and young adults (aged 10-25 years). The review included studies published between January 2015 and August 2020 and included 85 studies for final synthesis. Findings reveal further research is needed on the implications for young people of emerging technologies and new trends in gambling in the digital age. The current gap analysis reveals that this should include more research on the development and impact of both treatment and intervention strategies, and policy and regulatory frameworks from a public health perspective.
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- Ben J. Riley
- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia; (B.J.R.); (C.O.)
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia; (B.J.R.); (C.O.)
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Social Work, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6000, Australia;
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia; (B.J.R.); (C.O.)
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King DL, Russell A, Hing N. Adolescent Land-Based and Internet Gambling: Australian and International Prevalence Rates and Measurement Issues. CURRENT ADDICTION REPORTS 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s40429-020-00311-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Irwin CE. Improving the Health and Well-Being of Adolescents in Hong Kong. J Adolesc Health 2019; 64:681-682. [PMID: 31122498 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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