Gambling and gaming behaviours among youth and parents

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Author(s): Stark, Sasha ; Reynolds, Jennifer ; Wiebe, Jamie

Journal: Journal of Gambling Issues

Year Published: 2020

Date Added: December 25, 2020

This research examined gambling and gaming behaviours of young people of varying ages and parents with children between 8 to 17 years old. The researchers surveyed 2,651 participants. The results revealed that many young people and parents played games that combine gambling and gaming. Playing social casino games and video games for money was related to more severe gambling problems. Parents who played these games and had a gambling problem also had more concerns about their child’s gambling and gaming.

Citation: Stark, S., Reynolds, J., & Wiebe, J. (2020). Gambling and gaming in an Ontario sample of youth and parents. Journal of Gambling Issues, 46. http://dx.doi.org/10.4309/jgi.2021.46.2

Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4309/jgi.2021.46.2

Keywords: adolescents ; Canadian Adolescent Gambling Inventory (CAGI) ; Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI) ; gambling ; gambling and gaming ; gaming ; parents ; social casino games ; video games ; young adults

Topics: Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI) ; Children and Youth ; Gambling Assessment ; Priority Populations

Conceptual Framework Factors: Social - Family and Peer Gambling Involvement ; Exposure - Convergence of Gaming and Gambling ; Psychological - Lifespan Development ; Gambling Exposure ; Social Factors

Study Design: Observational: Cross-sectional

Geographic Coverage: Canada, Ontario

Study Population: 2,651 participants (678 adolescents who were between 12-17 years (52.5% males); 973 young adults who were between 18-24 years (50.1% male); and 1,000 parents with children between the ages of 8-17 years (64% female))

Sampling Procedure: The researchers recruited participants via telephone and online methods. For telephone sampling, they used Random Digit Dialing. For online sampling, the researchers invited potential participants of online survey panels via email. They used representative sampling designs and sampling quotas for age, gender, and region and applied Census-based weighting to the samples.

Study Funding:

This study was funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Health System Research Fund.