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Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 11/2017

01-11-2017 | Original Paper

Adolescent gambling in greater Athens area: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Dimitris C. Anagnostopoulos, Helen Lazaratou, Mina P. Paleologou, Lily E. Peppou, Marina Economou, Melpomeni Malliori, George N. Papadimitriou, Charalampos Papageorgiou

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Issue 11/2017

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Abstract

Purpose

Problem gambling in adolescents has recently emerged as a pressing public health concern. In this context and in light of the pervasive financial crisis in Greece, the present study aimed to explore adolescents’ gambling involvement in Athens region to estimate the prevalence of its problematic form and to identify its risk/protective factors.

Methods

A total of 2141 students were recruited from a representative sample of 51 schools located in greater Athens area. The presence of problem gambling was assessed through the use of the DSM-IV-MR-J questionnaire. Data were collected in the form of a self-reported questionnaire during one school hour.

Results

Results indicate that 1-year prevalence of high severity problem gambling was found to be 5.6%. Regarding the risk factors for problem gambling; male gender, parental engagement with gambling activities, living without the parents, low grades at school, foreign nationality and the referent absence of availability of food in the household, increased the risk of suffering from the disorder.

Conclusion

Gambling behavior among adolescents constitutes a problem in Greece and highlights the need for designing and implementing appropriate preventive interventions, especially amid the ongoing financial crisis.
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Metadata
Title
Adolescent gambling in greater Athens area: a cross-sectional study
Authors
Dimitris C. Anagnostopoulos
Helen Lazaratou
Mina P. Paleologou
Lily E. Peppou
Marina Economou
Melpomeni Malliori
George N. Papadimitriou
Charalampos Papageorgiou
Publication date
01-11-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Issue 11/2017
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Electronic ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-017-1431-8

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