Exposure to gambling promotions and gambling behaviours in Australian secondary school students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Young people's gambling behaviours are associated with a range of individual, interpersonal and community factors. This study explored the association between exposure to types of gambling advertising and promotions and adolescent gambling behaviours.

Methods

Students from two states answered gambling questions as part of the 2017 Australian Secondary Students' Alcohol and Drug (ASSAD) Survey. Students reported gambling behaviours (gambling in the last month, types of gambling activities), exposure to gambling promotions during the last 30 days (e.g. ads for gambling on TV, online, live studio crosses), and were assessed for problem gambling. Principal Component Analysis suggested four groups of gambling promotion exposure. Logistic regression analyses examined th

SUBMITTER: Noble N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9234071 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature