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Lottery-Purchasing Adolescents: Gambling Perceptions, Problems, and Characteristics.
Zu Wei Zhai1,2, Rani A Hoff2, Jordan C Howell1
1Program in Neuroscience, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, 05753, USA.
Journal of Gambling Studies
|February 2, 2021
Summary
Lottery purchasing among adolescents is linked to higher problem gambling severity and permissive attitudes. Prevention efforts should consider family influences and solitary gambling behaviors in at-risk youth.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Adolescent Development
Background:
- Lottery purchasing is common among adolescents, with increasing online availability.
- Understanding the link between lottery use and problem gambling in youth is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the relationship between lottery purchasing, problem gambling severity, and gambling attitudes in adolescents.
- To identify differences in health/functioning and gambling characteristics among adolescent lottery purchasers.
Main Methods:
- Survey of 1517 Connecticut high-school adolescents with past-year gambling.
- Analysis using Chi-square and logistic regression models.
- Examination of interactions between problem gambling severity and lottery purchasing status.
Main Results:
- Adolescent lottery purchasers showed higher problem gambling severity, more permissive attitudes, and greater parental approval of gambling.
- Problem gambling was associated with friends/adult partners in non-lottery purchasers, but machine/online gambling and solitary play in lottery purchasers.
- Parenting contexts and solitary behaviors are significant factors in adolescent problem gambling.
Conclusions:
- Parenting contexts are vital for preventing youth problem gambling.
- Targeted interventions can be adapted for high-risk adolescent groups exhibiting solitary gambling behaviors.
- Identifying specific gambling patterns associated with problem severity aids in tailored prevention strategies.
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