Between 1984 and 1999 there was a significant increase in the proportion of youth who reported gambling within the past year as well as those who reported gambling-related #problems (Jacobs, 2000). Clearly, adolescents represent a particularly high-risk group and are vulnerable
deviantart.com/betajokerslot/… to the development of gambling problems Research has demonstrated that problematic gambling among adolescents has been associated with a number of other mental health outcomes. From a clinical perspective,
vevioz.com/read-blog/2841… youth with gambling problems exhibit higher rates of depressive sympto-mology, increased risk of suicide ideation and attempts, higher anxiety (Gupta & Derevensky, 1998), as well as an increased risk of alcohol and substance abuse disorders
fairmondo.de/users/jokerslot In addition, there are a multitude of negative behavioural, psychological, interpersonal, and academic problems associated with problem gambling. Among youth, problem gambling has been shown to result in increased delinquency and criminal behaviour,
sometime2011.purot.net/profile/jokers… poor academic performance, higher rates of school truancy and dropout, and disrupted familial and peer relationships (Hardoon et al., 2002; Wynne, Smith, & Jacobs, 1996). Such negative outcomes have short-
contesting.com/articles/5211 and long-term implications for the individual, for their friends and family, as well as for society at large (Derevensky, Gupta, Hardoon, Dickson, & Deguire, 2003). To date, few public awareness strategies and effective social policies have been initiated
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