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Background:
The study investigated Finnish 7th grade school children's gambling behaviour and gambling prevalence.
Method:
Participants (N = 988) in this study were from eleven schools in Finland.Χ2X-tests, mean comparisons and correlations were used to analyse the data. The retention rate was 9.,6%.
Results:
Nearly one-third of the participants had gambled once or twice. .,0% of the participants were problem gamblers and .,8% gambled at-risk level. Significant others' gambling was associated with participants 'problem gambling.
Conclusions:
Adolescent problem gambling prevalence and at-risk level of gambling were higher compared to the adult population. Replication of this study with the larger sample is needed in order to confirm the results.
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