Anagnostopoulos Dimitris C, Lazaratou Helen, Paleologou Mina P, Peppou Lily E, Economou Marina, Malliori Melpomeni, Papadimitriou George N, Papageorgiou Charalampos
Department of Child Psychiatry, General Pediatric Hospital of Athens "Aghia Sophia", Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Thivon and Papadiamantopoulou St, Athens, 115 27, Greece.
Child and Adolescent Unit, 1st Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Community Mental Health Centre Byron Kesariani, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Dilou St 14, Athens, 162 31, Greece.
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2017 Nov;52(11):1345-1351. doi: 10.1007/s00127-017-1431-8. Epub 2017 Sep 11.
Problem gambling in adolescents has recently emerged as a pressing public health concern. In this context and in light of the pervasive financial crisis in Greece, the present study aimed to explore adolescents' gambling involvement in Athens region to estimate the prevalence of its problematic form and to identify its risk/protective factors.
A total of 2141 students were recruited from a representative sample of 51 schools located in greater Athens area. The presence of problem gambling was assessed through the use of the DSM-IV-MR-J questionnaire. Data were collected in the form of a self-reported questionnaire during one school hour.
Results indicate that 1-year prevalence of high severity problem gambling was found to be 5.6%. Regarding the risk factors for problem gambling; male gender, parental engagement with gambling activities, living without the parents, low grades at school, foreign nationality and the referent absence of availability of food in the household, increased the risk of suffering from the disorder.
Gambling behavior among adolescents constitutes a problem in Greece and highlights the need for designing and implementing appropriate preventive interventions, especially amid the ongoing financial crisis.
青少年问题赌博最近已成为一个紧迫的公共卫生问题。在此背景下，鉴于希腊普遍存在的金融危机，本研究旨在探讨雅典地区青少年的赌博参与情况，以估计问题赌博形式的患病率，并确定其风险/保护因素。
从大雅典地区51所学校的代表性样本中招募了总共2141名学生。通过使用DSM-IV-MR-J问卷评估问题赌博的存在情况。在一个上课时间内以自我报告问卷的形式收集数据。
结果表明，高严重程度问题赌博的1年患病率为5.6%。关于问题赌博的风险因素；男性、父母参与赌博活动、与父母分开生活、学校成绩差、外国国籍以及家庭中缺乏食物，增加了患该疾病的风险。
青少年中的赌博行为在希腊构成一个问题，并突出了设计和实施适当预防干预措施的必要性，特别是在当前金融危机期间。
