Gambling Problems In Youth

Author : Jeffrey L. Derevensky,Rina Gupta
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-16
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780306485862

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Gambling Problems in Youth by Jeffrey L. Derevensky,Rina Gupta Pdf

Howard J. Shaffer, Ph. D. More than 20 years ago, I first noted that young people in North America were growing up in a context of legalized gambling for their entire lifetime. By the 1980s, for young people, gambling had become an average and expectable part of the social landscape. Amid legal opportunities to gamble in all but two of the United States and with illicit opportunities to gamble in every state, gambling is now ubiquitous in America. With few social sa- tions to limit a young person’s interest in gambling—like their adult co- terparts—young people now gamble in larger numbers and for seemingly higher stakes. Gradually, gambling-related problems became more visible for young people and the culture slowly but increasingly took notice. By the late 1990s, every sector of American and Canadian society had started to c- sider the effects of legalized gambling on youth. For different reasons, r- resentatives of the gambling and health care industries led the movement to prevent youthful gambling and reconcile existing problems whenever p- sible. Scientists also recognized that there was much to be learned by stu- ing young gamblers. Toward the end of the 20th century, there was a rapid increase in gambling research focusing on developmental issues; half of what is known about gambling emerged during the 1990s. This volume represents an important event in the continuing growth of a field.

Author : Jeffrey L. Derevensky,Daniel T. L. Shek,Joav Merrick
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783110255690

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Youth Gambling by Jeffrey L. Derevensky,Daniel T. L. Shek,Joav Merrick Pdf

Youth gambling represents a potentially serious public policy and health issue. Nevertheless, the rise in youth gambling issues and problems in the global context is not matched with a parallel increase in research on adolescent gambling. As such, there is an urgent need to conduct more studies on adolescent gambling behaviour. Recently significant advances in the knowledge of the risk factors associated with adolescent problems has emerged. This book addresses issues related to prevalence, assessment, prevention and treatment of youth gambling problems as well as concerns related to technological changes associated with youth problem gambling.

Author : Jeffrey L. Derevensky
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-06
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781442202276

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Teen Gambling by Jeffrey L. Derevensky Pdf

"In light of a growing epidemic of teen gambling, this book provides a better understanding of the causes and extent of youth gambling problems, assessment tools to identify teens with gambling addictions and related issues, and strategies for the prevention and treatment of youth who gamble"--

Author : Mark Griffiths
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0415058341

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Adolescent Gambling by Mark Griffiths Pdf

Mark Griffiths has carried out extensive research into why some adolescents get hooked on gambling, how they gamble and what can be done about it. In this book he provides an overview of adolescent gambling worldwide.

Author : Charlotte Fabiansson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317083283

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Pathways to Excessive Gambling by Charlotte Fabiansson Pdf

Pathways to Excessive Gambling draws upon extensive empirical research amongst young people and problem gamblers in Australia, comparing it with situations in other territories, to shed light on social, recreational gambling and the ways in which this can lead to excessive gambling. It highlights the relationship between the local community, sports clubs, governments, social recreation, economy and regulation of gambling venues, identifying the social indicators that typify situations which commonly lead to excessive gambling. By developing a 'society-based' perspective, this volume recognizes problem gambling as an issue for the whole society rather than just the individual, focusing on the availability of gambling and identifying its capacity, as a construct, to encourage or restrict the behaviour of the individual. As such, this book will be of significance to social scientists with interests in gambling, young people, social problems, and the sociology of leisure and culture.

Author : Fiona Rossen,Theresa Fleming,Mathijs Lucassen,Simon Denny,Roshini Peiris-John,Tasileta Teevale,Sue Crengle,Elizabeth M. Robinson,Patricia Bullen,Ben Dyson,Sarah Fortune,Jennifer Utter,Janie Sheridan,Terryann Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Students
ISBN : 047326434X

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Youth Gambling by Fiona Rossen,Theresa Fleming,Mathijs Lucassen,Simon Denny,Roshini Peiris-John,Tasileta Teevale,Sue Crengle,Elizabeth M. Robinson,Patricia Bullen,Ben Dyson,Sarah Fortune,Jennifer Utter,Janie Sheridan,Terryann Clark Pdf

Author : Andreas Heinz,Nina Romanczuk-Seiferth,Marc N. Potenza
Publisher : Springer
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030030605

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Gambling Disorder by Andreas Heinz,Nina Romanczuk-Seiferth,Marc N. Potenza Pdf

This book provides an overview of the state of the art in research on and treatment of gambling disorder. As a behavioral addiction, gambling disorder is of increasing relevance to the field of mental health. Research conducted in the last decade has yielded valuable new insights into the characteristics and etiology of gambling disorder, as well as effective treatment strategies. The different chapters of this book present detailed information on the general concept of addiction as applied to gambling, the clinical characteristics, epidemiology and comorbidities of gambling disorder, as well as typical cognitive distortions found in patients with gambling disorder. In addition, the book includes chapters discussing animal models and the genetic and neurobiological underpinnings of the disorder. Further, it is examining treatment options including pharmacological and psychological intervention methods, as well as innovative new treatment approaches. The book also discusses relevant similarities to and differences with substance-related disorders and other behavioral addictions. Lastly, it examines gambling behavior from a cultural perspective, considers possible prevention strategies and outlines future perspectives in the field.

Author : Howard Shaffer
Publisher : Reno : University of Nevada Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111819855

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Futures at Stake by Howard Shaffer Pdf

"Specialists in psychology, medicine, law, public health, economics, casino management, psychiatry, and criminal justice examine this problem from the perspective of their various disciplines." - cover.

Author : Jeffrey L. Derevensky,Rina Gupta
Publisher : Springer
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0387500448

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Gambling Problems in Youth by Jeffrey L. Derevensky,Rina Gupta Pdf

Howard J. Shaffer, Ph. D. More than 20 years ago, I first noted that young people in North America were growing up in a context of legalized gambling for their entire lifetime. By the 1980s, for young people, gambling had become an average and expectable part of the social landscape. Amid legal opportunities to gamble in all but two of the United States and with illicit opportunities to gamble in every state, gambling is now ubiquitous in America. With few social sa- tions to limit a young person’s interest in gambling—like their adult co- terparts—young people now gamble in larger numbers and for seemingly higher stakes. Gradually, gambling-related problems became more visible for young people and the culture slowly but increasingly took notice. By the late 1990s, every sector of American and Canadian society had started to c- sider the effects of legalized gambling on youth. For different reasons, r- resentatives of the gambling and health care industries led the movement to prevent youthful gambling and reconcile existing problems whenever p- sible. Scientists also recognized that there was much to be learned by stu- ing young gamblers. Toward the end of the 20th century, there was a rapid increase in gambling research focusing on developmental issues; half of what is known about gambling emerged during the 1990s. This volume represents an important event in the continuing growth of a field.

Author : Howard Shaffer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780470933077

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Change Your Gambling, Change Your Life by Howard Shaffer Pdf

A research-based guide to controlling the destructive urge to gamble From Howard Shaffer, PhD, a noted expert on gambling addiction, and Harvard Health Publications comes Change Your Gambling, Change your Life, a landmark new book which explains how gambling problems are related to other underlying issues: such as anxiety, mood fluctuation, difficulty with impulse control, and substance abuse problems. Dr. Shaffer offers a series of self-tests to help evaluate the degree of gambling problem and analyze the psychological and social context of the behavior, with specific strategies and approaches for ending the problems with simple tools that anyone can do. Explains why many people have a problem controlling their urge to gamble and how that can be corrected Includes a toolbox of resources for anyone who wants to stop the vicious cycle of gambling Offers advice for avoiding slips and preventing backslides and how to deal with the consequences With candor and expert advice, Change Your Gambling, Change Your Life provides proven techniques for controlling the urge to gamble.

Author : Akeem Adigun
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9783346190666

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Gambling Problem among Nigerian Youth. A Short Update by Akeem Adigun Pdf

Academic Paper from the year 2020 in the subject African Studies - Miscellaneous, Ahmadu Bello University (Department of Educational Psychology & Counselling), course: Guidance and Counselling, language: English, abstract: This paper presents the update on problem gambling among Nigeria youth; looking at its prevalence, forms, the industry, causes and effects, empirical review of previous studies and its counselling implications. Gambling among youth remains a salient problem that is less recognised as a social menace among education stakeholders and researchers. This is because it is a common phenomenon that is considered as recreational activity and even legalised by Nigeria government through which revenue are generated (tax collected from the owners of various gambling companies). However, experts have noted that it causes more harm to the youth and the society than the good it may seem to portray.

Author : Gerhard Meyer,Tobias Hayer,Mark Griffiths
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-29
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780387094861

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Problem Gambling in Europe by Gerhard Meyer,Tobias Hayer,Mark Griffiths Pdf

Problem Gambling in Europe Challenges, Prevention, and Interventions Edited by Gerhard Meyer, University of Bremen, Germany Tobias Hayer, University of Bremen, Germany Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom As a leisure activity, gambling dates back to ancient times. More recently, the surge in avenues for gambling—casinos, sports betting, lotteries, and remote media (e.g.,Internet, mobile phone, interactive television) among them—finds growing numbers of people losing control over their gambling behaviour, usually at great personal and financial expense. Problem Gambling in Europe is the first book to offer a robust international knowledge base compiled by an interdisciplinary panel of researchers in gambling behaviour. Reports from 21 countries throughout Western, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Europe reveal wide variations in types of wagering activities, participation by populations, social and criminal consequences related to pathological gambling, the extent to which governments acknowledge the problem, and efforts to control it (often with the involvement of the gaming industries). For each country, noted experts discuss: Current legislation regulating gambling. Forms of gambling and their addictive potential. Participation rates and demographics. Prevalence of pathological gambling. National policies to address problem gambling. Prevention strategies and treatment methods. Problem Gambling in Europe brings insight and clarity to a widespread and complex phenomenon, and will be of considerable interest to all parties working to reduce their negative effects: social science researchers in addictions, gambling behaviour, and public health; clinical, social, and health psychologists and psychiatrists; treatment practitioners; the gaming industry; regulators; and policy makers.

Author : Masood Zangeneh,Alex Blaszczynski,Nigel Turner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780387721736

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In the Pursuit of Winning by Masood Zangeneh,Alex Blaszczynski,Nigel Turner Pdf

As gambling become ever more ubiquitous, more people are risking their finances, family lives, and health in their desire to be the winner that takes it all. This book brings together an international panel of experts to present a wide variety of perspectives on problem gambling, and test popular addiction and disease models in the field. Early chapters examine the psychology of gambling, before moving on to the pastime’s associated irrational ideas. The seven chapters in the second half are devoted to evidence-based interventions from a variety of clinical orientations. Case examples, Q&A sections, and a glossary add extra readability to the coverage.

Author : National Research Council,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Law and Justice,Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of Pathological Gambling
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1999-09-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309065719

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Pathological Gambling by National Research Council,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Law and Justice,Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of Pathological Gambling Pdf

As states have moved from merely tolerating gambling to running their own games, as communities have increasingly turned to gambling for an economic boost, important questions arise. Has the new age of gambling increased the proportion of pathological or problem gamblers in the U.S. population? Where is the threshold between "social betting" and pathology? Is there a real threat to our families, communities, and the larger society? Pathological Gambling explores America's experience of gambling, examining: The diverse and frequently controversial issues surrounding the definition of pathological gambling. Its co-occurrence with disorders such as alcoholism, drug abuse, and depression. Its social characteristics and economic consequences, both good and bad, for communities. The role of video gaming, Internet gambling, and other technologies in the development of gambling problems. Treatment approaches and their effectiveness, from Gambler's Anonymous to cognitive therapy to pharmacology. This book provides the most up-to-date information available on the prevalence of pathological and problem gambling in the United States, including a look at populations that may have a particular vulnerability to gambling: women, adolescents, and minority populations. Its describes the effects of problem gambling on families, friendships, employment, finances, and propensity to crime. How do pathological gamblers perceive and misperceive randomness and chance? What are the causal pathways to pathological gambling? What do genetics, brain imaging, and other studies tell us about the biology of gambling? Is there a bit of sensation-seeking in all of us? Who needs treatment? What do we know about the effectiveness of different policies for dealing with pathological gambling? The book reviews the available facts and frames the intriguing questions yet to be answered. Pathological Gambling will be the odds-on favorite for anyone interested in gambling in America: policymakers, public officials, economics and social researchers, treatment professionals, and concerned gamblers and their families.

Author : Patricia Haddock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0894907190

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Teens and Gambling by Patricia Haddock Pdf

This book describes the drawbacks and benefits of gambling, discusses its many types, its growth, and explores its history, from ancient religious rituals to present practices, and how technology serves to promote it. Also included are the personal stories of teens who have had gambling problems. Contains a bibliography, chapter notes, a glossary, and an index.