Canale Natale, Vieno Alessio, Griffiths Mark D, Borraccino Alberto, Lazzeri Giacomo, Charrier Lorena, Lemma Patrizia, Dalmasso Paola, Santinello Massimo
Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Italy.
International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom.
Addict Behav. 2017 Mar;66:125-131. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.11.020. Epub 2016 Nov 24.
The primary aim of the present study was to examine the association between immigrant generation, family sociodemographic characteristics, and problem gambling severity in a large-scale nationally representative sample of Italian youth.
Data from the 2013-2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Survey were used for cross-sectional analyses of adolescent problem gambling. Self-administered questionnaires were completed by a representative sample of 20,791 15-year-old students. Respondents' problem gambling severity, immigrant status, family characteristics (family structure, family affluence, perceived family support) and socio-demographic characteristics were individually assessed.
Rates of adolescent at-risk/problem gambling were twice as high among first generation immigrants than non-immigrant students; the odds of being at-risk/problem gamblers were higher among first-generation immigrants than adolescents of other immigrant generations or non-immigrant. Not living with two biological or adoptive parents appears to be a factor that increases the risk of becoming a problem gambler in first generation immigrants.
Immigrant status and family characteristics may play a key role in contributing to adolescent problem gambling.
本研究的主要目的是在一个具有全国代表性的意大利青年大规模样本中，考察移民代际、家庭社会人口学特征与问题赌博严重程度之间的关联。
采用2013 - 2014年学龄儿童健康行为（HBSC）调查的数据，对青少年问题赌博进行横断面分析。由20,791名15岁学生的代表性样本完成自填式问卷。分别评估了受访者的问题赌博严重程度、移民身份、家庭特征（家庭结构、家庭富裕程度、感知到的家庭支持）和社会人口学特征。
第一代移民中处于危险/有问题赌博状态的青少年比例是非移民学生的两倍；第一代移民成为危险/有问题赌博者的几率高于其他移民代际或非移民的青少年。对于第一代移民来说，不与亲生父母或养父母同住似乎是增加成为问题赌博者风险的一个因素。
移民身份和家庭特征可能在导致青少年问题赌博方面发挥关键作用。
