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Recall and awareness of gambling advertising and sponsorship in sport in the UK: a study of young people and adults
BACKGROUND: The impact of gambling advertisements shown during sporting events on young people is an important public health issue. While extensive research has taken place in Australia, there is still only a limited understanding of this issue in the United Kingdom (UK). METHOD: A mixed methods stu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6446266/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30940148 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-019-0291-9 |
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author | Djohari, Natalie Weston, Gavin Cassidy, Rebecca Wemyss, Martyn Thomas, Samantha |
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description | BACKGROUND: The impact of gambling advertisements shown during sporting events on young people is an important public health issue. While extensive research has taken place in Australia, there is still only a limited understanding of this issue in the United Kingdom (UK). METHOD: A mixed methods study was conducted with 71 family groups comprised of 99 young people (8–16 years) and 71 adults recruited at six sites across South London, England (May–July 2018). Interviewer-assisted surveys investigated recall and awareness of sports betting brands using interviews and a magnet placement board activity developed in Australia. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics, with qualitative data interpreted using thematic analysis techniques. RESULTS: Just under half of young people (n = 46, 46%) and more than two thirds of adults (n = 49, 71%) were able, unprompted, to name at least one gambling brand. Boys had a significantly higher recall of brands than girls, as did young people who watched a lot of football on television. Almost two thirds of young people (n = 63, 63%) correctly placed one or more shirt sponsor magnets next to the corresponding football team, and 30% (n = 30) correctly placed three or more sponsors magnets next to the corresponding football team. Just under two thirds of adults (n = 44, 62%) correctly placed one or more shirt sponsors magnets next to the corresponding football team. Young people recalled seeing gambling advertising on television (n = 78), technology/screens (n = 49), and in association with sports teams (n = 43). Adults recalled seeing advertising on television (n = 56), on technology/screens (n = 37), in sports stadiums (n = 34), and in betting venues (n = 34). Over three quarters of young people (n = 74 out of 95 responses, 78%) and 86% of adults (n = 59 out of 69 responses) thought that betting had become a normal part of sport. CONCLUSION: In order to reduce the exposure of young people to gambling advertising, policymakers in the UK should consider comprehensive approaches, similar to those applied in tobacco control, which cover all forms of advertising, including promotion and sponsorship. |
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spelling | pubmed-64462662019-04-12 Recall and awareness of gambling advertising and sponsorship in sport in the UK: a study of young people and adults Djohari, Natalie Weston, Gavin Cassidy, Rebecca Wemyss, Martyn Thomas, Samantha Harm Reduct J Research BACKGROUND: The impact of gambling advertisements shown during sporting events on young people is an important public health issue. While extensive research has taken place in Australia, there is still only a limited understanding of this issue in the United Kingdom (UK). METHOD: A mixed methods study was conducted with 71 family groups comprised of 99 young people (8–16 years) and 71 adults recruited at six sites across South London, England (May–July 2018). Interviewer-assisted surveys investigated recall and awareness of sports betting brands using interviews and a magnet placement board activity developed in Australia. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics, with qualitative data interpreted using thematic analysis techniques. RESULTS: Just under half of young people (n = 46, 46%) and more than two thirds of adults (n = 49, 71%) were able, unprompted, to name at least one gambling brand. Boys had a significantly higher recall of brands than girls, as did young people who watched a lot of football on television. Almost two thirds of young people (n = 63, 63%) correctly placed one or more shirt sponsor magnets next to the corresponding football team, and 30% (n = 30) correctly placed three or more sponsors magnets next to the corresponding football team. Just under two thirds of adults (n = 44, 62%) correctly placed one or more shirt sponsors magnets next to the corresponding football team. Young people recalled seeing gambling advertising on television (n = 78), technology/screens (n = 49), and in association with sports teams (n = 43). Adults recalled seeing advertising on television (n = 56), on technology/screens (n = 37), in sports stadiums (n = 34), and in betting venues (n = 34). Over three quarters of young people (n = 74 out of 95 responses, 78%) and 86% of adults (n = 59 out of 69 responses) thought that betting had become a normal part of sport. CONCLUSION: In order to reduce the exposure of young people to gambling advertising, policymakers in the UK should consider comprehensive approaches, similar to those applied in tobacco control, which cover all forms of advertising, including promotion and sponsorship. BioMed Central 2019-04-02 /pmc/articles/PMC6446266/ /pubmed/30940148 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-019-0291-9 Text en © The Author(s). 2019 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
spellingShingle | Research Djohari, Natalie Weston, Gavin Cassidy, Rebecca Wemyss, Martyn Thomas, Samantha Recall and awareness of gambling advertising and sponsorship in sport in the UK: a study of young people and adults |
title | Recall and awareness of gambling advertising and sponsorship in sport in the UK: a study of young people and adults |
title_full | Recall and awareness of gambling advertising and sponsorship in sport in the UK: a study of young people and adults |
title_fullStr | Recall and awareness of gambling advertising and sponsorship in sport in the UK: a study of young people and adults |
title_full_unstemmed | Recall and awareness of gambling advertising and sponsorship in sport in the UK: a study of young people and adults |
title_short | Recall and awareness of gambling advertising and sponsorship in sport in the UK: a study of young people and adults |
title_sort | recall and awareness of gambling advertising and sponsorship in sport in the uk: a study of young people and adults |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6446266/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30940148 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-019-0291-9 |
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