Impact of Internet gambling on problem gambling among adolescents in Italy: Findings from a large-scale nationally representative survey

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Highlights：

• Most studies into online gambling (OG) have used non-representative samples.

• This study examines OG in a large-scale nationally representative youth sample.

• Rates of problem gambling in youth are five times higher among online gamblers.

• Remote mediums increase the risk of youth becoming a problem online gambler.

• Family characteristics play a key role in explaining youth problem online gambling.

摘要

•Most studies into online gambling (OG) have used non-representative samples.•This study examines OG in a large-scale nationally representative youth sample.•Rates of problem gambling in youth are five times higher among online gamblers.•Remote mediums increase the risk of youth becoming a problem online gambler.•Family characteristics play a key role in explaining youth problem online gambling.

论文关键词：Online gambling,Internet gambling,Problem gambling,Adolescent gambling,ESPAD data

论文评审过程：Received 13 October 2015, Revised 2 December 2015, Accepted 9 December 2015, Available online 21 December 2015, Version of Record 21 December 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.12.020