Filipa Calado|Joana Alexandre|Mark D. Griffiths
Prevalence of Adolescent Problem Gambling: A Systematic Review of Recent Research
Nottingham Trent University|Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa|Nottingham Trent University
previous research shown gambling popular activity among adolescents following rapid expansion legalized gambling opportunities emergence new forms gambling many researchers carried studies adolescent gambling problem gambling present paper reviews studies conducted worldwide since 2000 presents detailed picture adolescent gambling research europe providing countryby country analysis extensive search academic databases following exclusion process 44 studies identified findings showed 02123 youth meet criteria problem gambling notwithstanding differences among assessment instruments cutoffs timeframes however despite variability several demographic characteristics associated adolescent gambling involvement problem gambling concluded small significant minority adolescents gamblingrelated problems findings hopefully encourage research youth gambling understand determinants phenomenon