The structure of young people's leisure and their gambling behaviour. Moore, S. & Ohtsuka, K. Behaviour Change, 17(3):167–177, 2000.
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Explores the relationship between adolescent leisure and gambling. The authors compared 3 different models of time usage as potential predictors of gambling behavior and problem gambling among 769 adolescents (aged 15-18 yrs) from 5 secondary schools in Melbourne. More leisure time, particularly unstructured leisure, predicted more frequent gambling behavior for girls and boys. More time socializing and being involved in organized sport predicted more gambling for boys, possibly because of the access these activities provide to gambling venues. For boys, lower levels of so-called masculine pursuits (activities with other male peers) were associated with problem gambling, as were cognitive pursuits' such as board games and collecting hobbies. For girls, more time in studious activity mitigated against gambling frequency. Lower levels of typically 'feminine' adolescent pursuits predicted problem gambling. By far the major predictor of problem gambling for both sexes was gambling frequency. The authors discuss the role of leisure in problem gambling in terms of the role played by peer socializing, which may increase risk through access to gambling venues yet simultaneously increase protection through a sense of belongingness. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
@article{moore_structure_2000,
	title = {The structure of young people's leisure and their gambling behaviour},
	volume = {17},
	issn = {0813-4839},
	doi = {10.1375/bech.17.3.167},
	abstract = {Explores the relationship between adolescent leisure and gambling. The authors compared 3 different models of time usage as potential predictors of gambling behavior and problem gambling among 769 adolescents (aged 15-18 yrs) from 5 secondary schools in Melbourne. More leisure time, particularly unstructured leisure, predicted more frequent gambling behavior for girls and boys. More time socializing and being involved in organized sport predicted more gambling for boys, possibly because of the access these activities provide to gambling venues. For boys, lower levels of so-called masculine pursuits (activities with other male peers) were associated with problem gambling, as were cognitive pursuits' such as board games and collecting hobbies. For girls, more time in studious activity mitigated against gambling frequency. Lower levels of typically 'feminine' adolescent pursuits predicted problem gambling. By far the major predictor of problem gambling for both sexes was gambling frequency. The authors discuss the role of leisure in problem gambling in terms of the role played by peer socializing, which may increase risk through access to gambling venues yet simultaneously increase protection through a sense of belongingness. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)},
	language = {English},
	number = {3},
	journal = {Behaviour Change},
	author = {Moore, Susan and Ohtsuka, Keis},
	year = {2000},
	pages = {167--177},
}

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