Online Gambling Patterns and Predictors of Problem Gambling Among Korean Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study

IF 2.1 3区医学 Q2 NURSING

Asian Nursing Research Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.anr.2024.01.002

Young-Sil Sohn , Hyunmi Son

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Abstract

Purpose

This study examined online gambling patterns among Korean adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic and identified predictors of problem gambling based on a socio-ecological model.

Methods

It used nationally representative data from the 2020 National Survey on Youth Gambling Problems conducted by the Korea Center on Gambling Problems. This study selected a sample of 780 adolescents aged 13–18 years who reported having gambled online at least once in the last three months from the raw data of respondents. They were classified as the non-problem group and problem group according to the Gambling Problems Severity Scale (GPSS) of the Canadian Adolescent Gambling Inventory (CAGI). The predictive factors of problem gambling were analyzed by logistic regression analysis.

Results

The prevalence of problem gambling was 24.6 %. Its predictors included intrapersonal [male (odds ratios, OR = 1.67); gambling prior to COVID-19 (OR = 2.08)] and interpersonal factors [frequent gamblers in peers (OR = 4.34); peer pressure (OR = 2.34)]. Social factors, such as gambling in online community (OR = 5.60), sports betting (OR = 53.24), and lotteries (OR = 17.03) were associated with problem gambling.

Conclusions

The major predictors of problem gambling among adolescent online gamblers included peer gambling and specific types of gambling. To prevent problem gambling, strategies targeting peer groups are essential. In addition, nurses need to share with families, schools, communities, and policymakers that online gambling, such as lotteries and sports betting, are high-risk of adolescent problem gambling, and recommend them to collaborate for stricter regulatory measures.

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COVID-19 大流行期间韩国青少年的在线赌博模式和问题赌博的预测因素：横断面研究

目的本研究考察了 COVID-19 大流行期间韩国青少年的在线赌博模式，并基于社会生态模型确定了问题赌博的预测因素。方法本研究使用了韩国赌博问题中心开展的 2020 年全国青少年赌博问题调查中具有全国代表性的数据。本研究从受访者的原始数据中选取了 780 名 13-18 岁的青少年样本，他们表示在过去三个月中至少在线赌博过一次。根据加拿大青少年赌博问题量表（CAGI）中的赌博问题严重程度量表（GPSS），他们被分为非问题组和问题组。结果问题赌博的发生率为 24.6%。其预测因素包括个人内部因素[男性（OR = 1.67）；在 COVID-19 之前赌博（OR = 2.08）]和人际因素[同伴中经常赌博者（OR = 4.34）；同伴压力（OR = 2.34）]。社会因素，如网络社区赌博（OR = 5.60）、体育博彩（OR = 53.24）和彩票（OR = 17.03）与问题赌博有关。要预防问题赌博，针对同伴群体的策略至关重要。此外，护士还需要与家庭、学校、社区和政策制定者分享在线赌博（如彩票和体育博彩）是青少年问题赌博的高危因素，并建议他们合作采取更严格的监管措施。

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Asian Nursing Research NURSING-

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4.20

自引率

4.50%

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审稿时长

45 days

期刊介绍： Asian Nursing Research is the official peer-reviewed research journal of the Korean Society of Nursing Science, and is devoted to publication of a wide range of research that will contribute to the body of nursing science and inform the practice of nursing, nursing education, administration, and history, on health issues relevant to nursing, and on the testing of research findings in practice.