Shaygan Arvin, Lambuth Joseph, Song Frank, Hurtado Modesta, Lostutter Ty W, Graupensperger Scott
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.
Psychiatry Res. 2024 Dec;342:116258. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116258. Epub 2024 Nov 2.
The rapid rise in sports betting, especially among young adults (age 18-29), necessitates identifying health correlates of this addictive behavior. The present study examined associations between problem sports betting symptoms and mental health and well-being, which represents a timely literature gap.
The sample was 221 young adult sport bettors from 36 different states (M = 24.4, 77.7% male). Regression models estimated associations between problem sports betting severity (PGSI-SB) and symptoms of depression, anxiety, psychological distress, loneliness, and stress, as well as indices of well-being, including satisfaction with life, optimism, connectedness, and social functioning.
Young adults with greater problem sports betting severity had significantly higher scores on each index of mental health symptomology and had poorer indices of well-being. The strongest relative effect size was the association between problem sports betting severity and stress (a 1SD increase in PGSI-SB score corresponded to 48% of a standard deviation increase in stress).
This study provides novel and timely evidence for associations between problem sports betting and various indices of mental health and well-being; thus, highlighting the need for rapid development of holistic prevention/intervention strategies aimed at the intersection of problem sports betting and mental health.
体育博彩迅速兴起，尤其是在年轻人（18 - 29岁）当中，因此有必要确定这种成瘾行为与健康的关联。本研究调查了问题体育博彩症状与心理健康及幸福感之间的关联，这填补了当前文献中的一个空白。
样本为来自36个不同州的221名年轻成年体育博彩者（平均年龄M = 24.4岁，77.7%为男性）。回归模型估计了问题体育博彩严重程度（PGSI - SB）与抑郁、焦虑、心理困扰、孤独和压力症状之间的关联，以及幸福感指标，包括生活满意度、乐观主义、人际关系和社会功能。
问题体育博彩严重程度较高的年轻人在心理健康症状的各项指标上得分显著更高，幸福感指标也更差。相对效应量最强的是问题体育博彩严重程度与压力之间的关联（PGSI - SB得分每增加1个标准差，对应压力增加48%的标准差）。
本研究为问题体育博彩与心理健康及幸福感的各项指标之间的关联提供了新颖且及时的证据；因此，凸显了迅速制定针对问题体育博彩与心理健康交叉领域的整体预防/干预策略的必要性。
