Centre for Population Health Research, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.
School of Management, Operations and Marketing, Faculty of Business, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
Health Promot J Austr. 2019 Sep;30(3):413-421. doi: 10.1002/hpja.211. Epub 2018 Oct 30.
Community-based gambling venues provide a range of activities for children alongside adult products, such as gambling. However, there has been little examination of children's experiences with, and exposure to, a range of gambling and non-gambling activities within venues.
Visual sociology methods were used to measure unprompted recall, prompted recall, current use and intended adult use of activities in community gambling venues in 44 children who attended venues. Qualitative data were also collected to gain further insight into children's perceptions of the venue and the activities within.
Children displayed high unprompted and prompted recall of gambling and nongambling activities within the venue. Children indicated positive perceptions of the venue overall. Just over half of the children (52.3%) reported current use of gambling activities in the venue. The large majority of the children indicated that they would attend community gambling venues as an adult (90.9%).
This research provides a starting point in understanding the extent to which children are exposed to gambling products in community gambling venues. SO WHAT?: This research will be important for researchers, policy makers and practitioners in developing health promotion initiatives to prevent children from being exposed to gambling products in community settings.
社区赌博场所除了提供赌博等成人产品外，还为儿童提供各种活动。然而，对于儿童在这些场所中接触和体验各种赌博和非赌博活动的情况，研究甚少。
采用视觉社会学方法，对 44 名出入赌博场所的儿童进行了无提示回忆、提示回忆、当前使用和预期成人使用活动的测量，并收集了定性数据，以更深入地了解儿童对场所和场内活动的看法。
儿童对场所内的赌博和非赌博活动表现出高度的无提示和提示回忆。儿童对整个场所的评价总体上是积极的。超过一半的儿童（52.3%）报告称他们目前在场所内使用赌博活动。绝大多数儿童表示，他们成年后会光顾社区赌博场所（90.9%）。
本研究为了解儿童在社区赌博场所接触赌博产品的程度提供了一个起点。
本研究对于研究人员、政策制定者和从业者制定社区环境中预防儿童接触赌博产品的健康促进措施具有重要意义。
