Adolescent gambling: Temperament, sense of coherence and exposure to advertising

Gavriel‐Fried, Belle; Teichman, Meir; Rahav, Giora

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“…This finding might hint at the popularity of hookah smoking among Israeli youth at risk. However, the frequencies of gambling behavior were low in comparison to an Israeli survey conducted in 2004-2005(Gavriel-Fried et al 2010). This finding is surprising and might be related to less available money in this at-risk population to spend on lotteries and other gambling outlets, or it may be linked to growing attention by professionals to gambling among adolescents as a target of intervention.…”

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“…Thirteen items were based on a self-report questionnaire developed by Gavriel-Fried et al (2010) to assess gambling behavior in Israel in 2004-2005 (including gambling in different types of legal lotteries, scratch cards, card games, and sports gambling, as well as slot machines and illegal online gambling). One item on poker gambling, which has become more common among Israeli youth in recent years was added to the scale.…”

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“…Gambling and water-pipe (hookah) smoking are considered to be frequent risk behaviors in youth in Western countries (Barnett et al 2009;Derevensky 2012;Martinasek et al 2011) as well as in Israel (Gavriel-Fried et al 2010;Harel-Fisch et al 2013). Both of these behaviors are considered by the public to be socially acceptable, normal behaviors that do not cause excessive harm to the individual Dugas et al 2010;Martinasek et al 2011), and as such are both very popular among teenagers and young adults.…”

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“…Thus, adolescents involved in gambling may miss school, experience conflicts with their families, and lose control over their money spent on gambling (Derevensky 2012). A random study of 1069 normative youth in Israel in [2004][2005] found that the majority, 77.6 %, had engaged in gambling activities during the past year (Gavriel-Fried et al 2010). This figure is in line with data from other Western countries such as Canada and the United States (Blinn-Pike et al 2010).…”

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Positive Emotions as a Moderator of the Associations Between Self-Control and Social Support Among Adolescents with Risk Behaviors

Gavriel‐Fried

Ronen

2015

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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The present study investigated the moderating role of positive emotions on the associations between self-control and social support with gambling and water-pipe smoking. One hundred fifty-five adolescents aged 12-19 (M=16.19) were contacted in 2011 at five centers for at-risk youth in Israel. Self-report findings indicated that positive emotions moderated the associations between peer social support and gambling and between self-control and water-pipe smoking. Among adolescents with higher rates of positive emotions, higher rates of self-control skills contributed to lower frequencies of water-pipe smoking. In addition, among adolescents with higher rates of positive emotions, higher levels of social support contributed to non-involvement in gambling behavior. The discussion centers on the mechanisms that can enable positive emotions to activate personality-related and environmental resources to curb adolescent risk behaviors.Keywords Adolescents . Positive emotions . Risk behaviors . Self-control . Peer social support During normal adolescent development, many youngsters engage in short-lived risk behaviors as a means to explore and experiment with personal and behavioral boundaries (Dworkin 2005) and as expressions of independence that can potentially yield social rewards among peers (Pickett et al. 2002). Risk behaviors-actions that may directly or indirectly harm youngsters' well-being, health, and life path-include the use of psychoactive substances, violence, drunk-driving, unsafe sex, gambling etc.

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Gavriel‐Fried

Ronen

2015

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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“…Most gambling in Israel-covering a wide range of lottery tickets and sports gambling-is state-regulated, but there is also an extensive illegal gambling sector, featuring bingo games, illegal casinos, and internet gambling (Gavriel-Fried and Derevensky 2009). Gambling activity in Israel has received only little attention in empirical research, comprising mainly clinical studies of groups of adult pathological gamblers (Dannon et al 2006a, b), and one study on youth gambling (Gavriel-Fried et al 2010). These studies found that the frequency of gambling behaviors among youths and the clinical characteristics of adult pathological gamblers in Israel are similar to those found in counterpart studies elsewhere in the western world, such as the US, Canada, and Europe.…”

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Pathological Women Gamblers: Gender-Related Aspects of Control

Gavriel‐Fried

Ajzenstadt

2011

Sex Roles

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This study examines the control exhibited by pathological women gamblers over their lives and their surroundings, and how this is governed by their perception of their gender role and socio-cultural expectations of them as women. Seventeen pathological women gamblers (13 of whom were mothers) were recruited from three addiction treatment centers in Israel, and participated in semi-structured interviews. Three central themes emerged during analysis: maintaining control over the gender roles-putting child raising and housekeeping duties first despite their gambling habits; control over the choice of gambling venue-gambling far from their home, or where they knew the owners; and moral control-steering clear of immoral behaviors in spite of their addiction to gambling. Further analysis reveals how pathological women gamblers who are also mothers make rational choices that help them juggle between their gender roles and gambling, to minimize the social costs that might be incurred by their gambling habit. Moreover, presenting the gambling behavior as more moral than theft or prostitution enabled them to normalize their behavior. The study's findings show how the decisions and choices made by the women in this study are shaped by the socio-cultural context in which they are made.

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Hayer

Griffiths

2014

Handbook of Adolescent Behavioral Problems

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Adolescent gambling: Temperament, sense of coherence and exposure to advertising

Cited by 41 publications

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Positive Emotions as a Moderator of the Associations Between Self-Control and Social Support Among Adolescents with Risk Behaviors

Positive Emotions as a Moderator of the Associations Between Self-Control and Social Support Among Adolescents with Risk Behaviors

Pathological Women Gamblers: Gender-Related Aspects of Control

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