Exploring predictors of online gambling in a nationally representative sample of Spanish adolescents. (January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Escario, José-Julián; Wilkinson, Anna V.
• Is Part Of: Computers in human behavior. Volume 102(2020)
• Page Start: 287
• Page End: 292
• Publication Date: 2020-01
• Subjects: Online gambling -- Cyberbullying -- Care parents -- Adolescents -- Spain; Interactive computer systems -- Periodicals; Man-machine systems -- Periodicals; 004.019
• DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2019.09.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0747-5632

Abstract

Abstract: The Internet plays a central role in the daily life of most adolescents. Despite the numerous potential benefits the Internet affords, it can also lead to problematic behaviours. This study analyses several risk and protective factors associated with online gambling among a Spanish representative sample of students aged 14–18 years old (N = 37, 486). Ordered logistic regression estimates show a positive and increasing association between online gambling prevalence and the frequency by which adolescents report cyberbullying victimization. However, having caring parents, having less disposable income, not participating in sports, and reading for entertainment appear as protective factors. Highlights: Six percent of Spanish youth, aged 14–18 years, reported online gambling. Four percent reported cyberbullying victimization 'often' or 'very frequently'. Online gambling is positively associated with cyberbullying victimization. Positive parenting style and time spent reading protected against online gambling. Having more disposable income and being male increased risk for online gambling.