Year: 2005
Type: other
Abstract: This report presents key findings of a 2003-2004 study into adolescent gambling in \nthe Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The study is based on a survey of years 7 to \n12 students from Government, Catholic, and Independent schools. The aim of this \nresearch project was to increase existing knowledge concerning the nature and extent \nof gambling amongst a population subgroup that was generally omitted by the \nFederal Productivity Commission in their 1999 report. Although previous studies of \nyoung people have been conducted in Victoria and South Australia that reveal \nhigher prevalence of problem gambling than adults, no such work has ever been \nundertaken in the ACT. Our research therefore contributes to this scant Australian \nliterature on adolescent gambling by providing further data concerning its \nmeasurement, causes and prevalence. In addition, this study provides regulatory and \neducational authorities in the ACT with a much-needed overview and the material \nbasis for the development of evidence-based prevention and counselling programs, \nand education strategies. The research also assists in the development and validation \nof a consistent methodology to allow future replications, as well as providing \nbaseline statistics against which future developments in adolescent gambling can be \ncompared.
Authors: Paul Delfabbro, Julie Lahn, Peter Grabosky
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2108086418