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Problem gambling and gaming in elite athletes
A Håkansson1, G Kenttä2,3,4, C Åkesdotter2
1Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Dept of Clinical Sciences Lund. Malmö Addiction Center, Sweden.
Addictive Behaviors Reports
|August 25, 2018
Summary
Problem gambling is moderately elevated in national team athletes, particularly males, but problem gaming is not. Both issues were linked in this study of athletes' mental health.
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Psychology
- Public Health
Background:
- High-level athletes face risks for mental health issues and substance misuse.
- Problem gambling and internet gaming disorder prevalence in athletes remain understudied.
- This research investigates problem gambling and gaming in national team athletes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the prevalence of problem gambling and problem gaming among national team athletes.
- To explore correlates of problem gambling and gaming in this population.
- To compare prevalence rates between team sports and other sports.
Main Methods:
- A web-survey was distributed to national team athletes in university settings.
- 352 athletes participated (60% women, mean age 23.7).
- The survey assessed mental health, lifetime problem gambling (NODS-CLiP), and problem gaming (GASA).
Main Results:
- Lifetime prevalence of problem gambling was 7% (14% males, 1% females).
- Lifetime prevalence of problem gaming was 2% (4% males, 1% females).
- Problem gambling and problem gaming showed a significant association (p=0.01).
Conclusions:
- Problem gambling rates are moderately elevated in athletes, with significant gender disparities.
- Prevalence of problem gambling was similar in team and non-team sports.
- Problem gaming prevalence was not higher than in the general population, but it is associated with problem gambling.
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