RT Journal Article
T1 Adolescents, Online Gambling, Substance Use and Problematic Internet Use
A1 Isorna Folgar, Manuel
A1 Feijóo, Sandra
A1 Mora, Javier
A1 Braña Tobío, Teresa
A1 Gómez Salgado, Patricia
A1 Rial Boubeta, Antonio
K1 Adolescence
K1 Online Gambling
K1 Substance Use
K1 Problematic Internet Use
AB Recent research has warned of the growing participation of minors in online gambling, an illegal behaviour with an enormous addictive potential. The present study was proposed with a double objective: (1) having updated data about online gambling among adolescents and, (2) analysing its relationship with substance use and Problematic Internet Use [PIU]. For this purpose, a sample of 3188 Spanish adolescents between 12 and 17 years of age (Mean=14.44; SD=1.67) was gathered, to whom was applied an ad hoc questionnaire with items regarding their internet use and substance consumption, as well as specific screening instruments (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test -AUDIT-, Cannabis Abuse Screening Test -CAST-, the Substance Use and Abuse subscale of the Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers -POSITuas-, and the Problematic Internet Use Scale for Adolescents-PIUSa-). The results showed that 8.4% of the sample had participated in online gambling during the prior year. It was also found that those who gambled on the Internet had higher rates of PIU and different online risky behaviours, as well as higher rates of substance consumption. Therefore, these are not isolated problems, making it necessary to employ an integral preventive approach to address them.
PB Universidad Miguel Hernández
SN 1578-5319
YR 2022
FD 2022-08-07
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/44769
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/44769
LA eng
NO Isorna Folgar, M., Feijoó Sanmartí­n, S. ., Mora Salgueiro, J., Braña Tobio, T., Gómez Salgado, P., & Rial Boubeta, A. (2022). Adolescentes, juego online, uso problemático de internet y consumo de sustancias. Health and Addictions/Salud Y Drogas, 22(2). https://doi.org/10.21134/haaj.v22i2.702
DS Minerva
RD 26 abr 2026