A Longitudinal Examination of Young People's Gambling Behaviours and Participation in Team Sports.

Publisher: Human Sciences Press, Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9425991 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-3602 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10505350 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Gambl Stud Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: New York, N.Y. : Human Sciences Press, Inc., c1990-

Gambling*/psychology ; Sports*; Male ; Adolescent ; Female ; Humans ; Team Sports ; Risk Factors

This paper develops and expands upon social identity theory as an explanation for gambling among youth engaged in team sport. Analysing longitudinal data for over 4500 20-year-olds from the Growing Up in Ireland study, reveals that online gambling increased from 2.6 to 9.3% between 17 and 20 years in the cohort, with the increase driven by males. A statistically significant positive association is uncovered between playing team sports and regularly gambling, as well as online gambling behaviour, independent of socio-demographic and other risk factors for males but not for females. The findings provide support for a dose-response like effect for males, where a longer period of participation in team sports is associated with a higher likelihood of engaging in gambling behaviour compared to shorter periods. Implications of the findings for policy and practice are discussed.
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Keywords: Gambling; Group membership; Online gambling; Social identity; Team sports; Young people

Date Created: 20221217 Date Completed: 20230515 Latest Revision: 20230515

20230515

PMC9758668

10.1007/s10899-022-10175-x

36527539