Executive Summary - A longitudinal study of gambling in late adolescence and early adulthood: the ALSPAC Gambling Study

Summary

This executive summary by the University of Bristol and Nottingham Trent University for GambleAware describes a longitudinal study examining gambling behaviours in young people aged 17 to 24 years using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) cohort.

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Key findings

Gambling participation increased from 54% at age 17 to 66% at age 24. Regular weekly gambling showed a strong male bias. Problem gambling affected 6% to 7% and was associated with factors like:

- parental gambling problems
- financial difficulties
- involvement in crime
- substance use

Online gambling was the only activity that consistently increased.

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Executive Summary - A longitudinal study of gambling in late adolescence and early adulthood: the ALSPAC Gambling Study

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Executive Summary - A longitudinal study of gambling in late adolescence and early adulthood: the ALSPAC Gambling Study

Executive Summary - A longitudinal study of gambling in late adolescence and early adulthood: the ALSPAC Gambling Study