Report summary - Investigating the relationship between physical and mental health and gambling in England and Scotland

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Author(s): Taylor, Isabel ; Wardle, Heather ; Stoker, Ben ; Taylor, Bea

Year Published: 2021

Date Added: May 20, 2021

This report examines the relationship between mental and physical health and gambling. The report focuses on adults aged 16 years and older in England and Scotland. The report also examined links between smoking and alcohol use and gambling. Samples were gathered from the 2012, 2015, and 2016 Gambling in England and Scotland Combined Data from the Health Survey for England and the Scottish Health Survey datasets. The report found that people with mental health conditions were more likely to experience problem gambling if they gambled. As well, smoking was linked to risks of problem gambling.

Citation: Taylor, I., Wardle, H., Stoker, B., & Taylor, B. (2021). Investigating the relationship between physical and mental health conditions and gambling in England and Scotland. Report prepared for Gambling Research Exchange (GREO), Guelph, Ontario, Canada. https://doi.org/10.33684/2021.003

Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.33684/2021.003

Keywords: alcohol use ; gambling behaviours ; health impacts ; land-based gambling ; mental health ; online gaming ; physical health ; problem gambling ; smoking

Topics: Comorbidities ; Online Gambling ; Substance Use

Conceptual Framework Factors: Gambling Types ; Exposure - Gambling Setting ; Exposure - Accessibility ; Psychological Factors ; Gambling Exposure ; Psychological - Subjective Well-Being

Study Design: Secondary Data Analysis

Geographic Coverage: United Kingdom ; United Kingdom, England ; United Kingdom, Scotland ; United States of America, Indiana

Sampling Procedure: Adults aged 16 years and older were pooled from the 2012, 2015, and 2016 Gambling in England and Scotland: Combined Data from the Health Survey for England and the Scottish Health Survey (2012: n=13,106; 2015: n=20,166; 2016: n=12,334)

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Funding for this research was provided by Greo. Greo was not involved in the ideas presented herein and imposed no constraints on publishing.