The acquisition, development and maintenance of lottery and scratchcard gambling in adolescence

Article Abstract:

The psychosocial repercussions of the UK National Lottery and instant scratchcards on adolescents were investigated. It was observed that many teenagers are taking part in such forms of gambling and that there is a meaningful relationship between parental and child gambling such that parents are even the ones purchasing the lottery tickets for their children. Many of the teenagers were of the belief that such activities are not gambling and that they hoped to win substantial sums of money.

Social aspects, Gambling, Lotteries

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Home video game playing in schoolchildren: a study of incidence and patterns of play

Article Abstract:

Four hundred twenty-nine male and 387 female children aged between 10 to 16 years old were surveyed to determine their behavioral patterns with regard to playing home video games. A significant number of the subjects played video games daily at an average of one-half to one hour. In addition, a small portion of the subjects, about 5.7%, exhibited play patterns which could be considered addictive.

Psychological aspects, Research, Video games, Recreation, Compulsive behavior

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