Suicidality and gambling among young adults in Great Britain: results from a cross-sectional online survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suicide rates in young people have increased in England and Wales since 2010. There are a range of possible explanations for this increase, and problem gambling has been suggested as a potential risk factor. We aimed to examine the association between suicidality (suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts) and problem gambling specifically for young adults in Great Britain, where gambling has become more widely available and normalised in the past two decades.

Methods

We analysed data from the Emerging Adults Gambling Survey: a cross-sectional, online, non-probability sample survey of young adults aged 16-24 years living in Great Britain, who were selected from a YouGov online panel. Participants were eligible if they had not taken part in any other YouGov survey on

SUBMITTER: Wardle H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7788474 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature