This study aimed at testing a model in which cognitive, dispositional, and social factors were integrated into a single perspective as predictors of gambling behavior. We also aimed at providing further evidence of gender differences related to adolescent gambling. Participants were 994 Italian adolescents (64% Males; Mean age = 16.57). Hierarchical logistic regressions attested the predictive power of the considered factors on at-risk/problem gambling - measured by administering the South Oaks Gambling Screen-Revised for Adolescents (SOGS-RA) - in both boys and girls. Sensation seeking and superstitious thinking were consistent predictors across gender, while probabilistic reasoning ability, the perception of the economic profitability of gambling, and peer gambling behavior were found to be predictors only among male adolescents, whereas parental gambling behavior had a predictive power in female adolescents. Findings are discussed referring to practical implications for preventive efforts toward adolescents' gambling problems. (c) 2012 The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

A model to explain at-risk/problem gambling among male and female adolescents. Gender similarities and differences / Donati, Maria Anna; Chiesi, Francesca; Primi, Caterina. - In: JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE. - ISSN 0140-1971. - 36:1(2013), pp. 129-137. [10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.10.001]

A model to explain at-risk/problem gambling among male and female adolescents. Gender similarities and differences

Donati, Maria Anna;
2013

Abstract

This study aimed at testing a model in which cognitive, dispositional, and social factors were integrated into a single perspective as predictors of gambling behavior. We also aimed at providing further evidence of gender differences related to adolescent gambling. Participants were 994 Italian adolescents (64% Males; Mean age = 16.57). Hierarchical logistic regressions attested the predictive power of the considered factors on at-risk/problem gambling - measured by administering the South Oaks Gambling Screen-Revised for Adolescents (SOGS-RA) - in both boys and girls. Sensation seeking and superstitious thinking were consistent predictors across gender, while probabilistic reasoning ability, the perception of the economic profitability of gambling, and peer gambling behavior were found to be predictors only among male adolescents, whereas parental gambling behavior had a predictive power in female adolescents. Findings are discussed referring to practical implications for preventive efforts toward adolescents' gambling problems. (c) 2012 The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
2013
Gambling; At risk factors; Adolescents; Multiple logistic regression; Gender differences; Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior; Female; Gambling; Humans; Male; Risk-Taking; Sex Factors; Models, Psychological
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A model to explain at-risk/problem gambling among male and female adolescents. Gender similarities and differences / Donati, Maria Anna; Chiesi, Francesca; Primi, Caterina. - In: JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE. - ISSN 0140-1971. - 36:1(2013), pp. 129-137. [10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.10.001]
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