Cargando…

Skin gambling predicts problematic gambling amongst adolescents when controlling for monetary gambling

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Skin gambling uses in-game items (skins) acquired in video games, to gamble on esports, games of chance, other competitive events and privately with friends. This study examined characteristics of adolescent skin gamblers, their engagement in monetary gambling, and relationships...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hing, Nerilee, Russell, Alex M. T., Bryden, Gabrielle M., Newall, Philip, King, Daniel L., Rockloff, Matthew, Browne, Matthew, Greer, Nancy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Akadémiai Kiadó 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8987422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34783680
http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.2021.00078
_version_ 1784682737984077824
author Hing, Nerilee
Russell, Alex M. T.
Bryden, Gabrielle M.
Newall, Philip
King, Daniel L.
Rockloff, Matthew
Browne, Matthew
Greer, Nancy
author_facet Hing, Nerilee
Russell, Alex M. T.
Bryden, Gabrielle M.
Newall, Philip
King, Daniel L.
Rockloff, Matthew
Browne, Matthew
Greer, Nancy
author_sort Hing, Nerilee
collection PubMed
description BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Skin gambling uses in-game items (skins) acquired in video games, to gamble on esports, games of chance, other competitive events and privately with friends. This study examined characteristics of adolescent skin gamblers, their engagement in monetary gambling, and relationships between skin gambling and at risk/problem gambling. METHODS: Two samples of Australian adolescents aged 12–17 years were recruited to an online survey through advertisements (n = 843) and an online panel provider (n = 826). RESULTS: In both samples, past-month skin gamblers (n = 466 advertisements sample; n = 185 online panel sample) were more likely to have lower wellbeing, score as having an internet gaming disorder on the IGD, engage in more types of monetary gambling, and meet criteria for problem gambling on the DSM-IV-MR-J. Past-month skin gambling uniquely predicted problem gambling when controlling for past-month gambling on 11 monetary forms and the total number of monetary gambling forms. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Underage participation in skin gambling is a growing concern. The strong convergence between engagement in skin gambling and monetary gambling suggests common risk factors may increase the propensity of some adolescents to gamble on these multiple forms. Nonetheless, past-month skin gambling predicted problem gambling even when controlling for past-month monetary gambling, indicating its unique contribution to gambling problems and harm. While the study was based on non-probability samples, its results strengthen the case for regulatory reforms, age restrictions and public health education to prevent underage skin gambling and its potentially harmful consequences for children and young people.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-8987422
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2021
publisher Akadémiai Kiadó
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-89874222022-04-19 Skin gambling predicts problematic gambling amongst adolescents when controlling for monetary gambling Hing, Nerilee Russell, Alex M. T. Bryden, Gabrielle M. Newall, Philip King, Daniel L. Rockloff, Matthew Browne, Matthew Greer, Nancy J Behav Addict Article BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Skin gambling uses in-game items (skins) acquired in video games, to gamble on esports, games of chance, other competitive events and privately with friends. This study examined characteristics of adolescent skin gamblers, their engagement in monetary gambling, and relationships between skin gambling and at risk/problem gambling. METHODS: Two samples of Australian adolescents aged 12–17 years were recruited to an online survey through advertisements (n = 843) and an online panel provider (n = 826). RESULTS: In both samples, past-month skin gamblers (n = 466 advertisements sample; n = 185 online panel sample) were more likely to have lower wellbeing, score as having an internet gaming disorder on the IGD, engage in more types of monetary gambling, and meet criteria for problem gambling on the DSM-IV-MR-J. Past-month skin gambling uniquely predicted problem gambling when controlling for past-month gambling on 11 monetary forms and the total number of monetary gambling forms. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Underage participation in skin gambling is a growing concern. The strong convergence between engagement in skin gambling and monetary gambling suggests common risk factors may increase the propensity of some adolescents to gamble on these multiple forms. Nonetheless, past-month skin gambling predicted problem gambling even when controlling for past-month monetary gambling, indicating its unique contribution to gambling problems and harm. While the study was based on non-probability samples, its results strengthen the case for regulatory reforms, age restrictions and public health education to prevent underage skin gambling and its potentially harmful consequences for children and young people. Akadémiai Kiadó 2021-11-15 2021-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8987422/ /pubmed/34783680 http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.2021.00078 Text en © 2021 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Open Access. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial purposes, provided the original author and source are credited, a link to the CC License is provided, and changes – if any – are indicated.
spellingShingle Article
Hing, Nerilee
Russell, Alex M. T.
Bryden, Gabrielle M.
Newall, Philip
King, Daniel L.
Rockloff, Matthew
Browne, Matthew
Greer, Nancy
Skin gambling predicts problematic gambling amongst adolescents when controlling for monetary gambling
title Skin gambling predicts problematic gambling amongst adolescents when controlling for monetary gambling
title_full Skin gambling predicts problematic gambling amongst adolescents when controlling for monetary gambling
title_fullStr Skin gambling predicts problematic gambling amongst adolescents when controlling for monetary gambling
title_full_unstemmed Skin gambling predicts problematic gambling amongst adolescents when controlling for monetary gambling
title_short Skin gambling predicts problematic gambling amongst adolescents when controlling for monetary gambling
title_sort skin gambling predicts problematic gambling amongst adolescents when controlling for monetary gambling
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8987422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34783680
http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.2021.00078
work_keys_str_mv AT hingnerilee skingamblingpredictsproblematicgamblingamongstadolescentswhencontrollingformonetarygambling
AT russellalexmt skingamblingpredictsproblematicgamblingamongstadolescentswhencontrollingformonetarygambling
AT brydengabriellem skingamblingpredictsproblematicgamblingamongstadolescentswhencontrollingformonetarygambling
AT newallphilip skingamblingpredictsproblematicgamblingamongstadolescentswhencontrollingformonetarygambling
AT kingdaniell skingamblingpredictsproblematicgamblingamongstadolescentswhencontrollingformonetarygambling
AT rockloffmatthew skingamblingpredictsproblematicgamblingamongstadolescentswhencontrollingformonetarygambling
AT brownematthew skingamblingpredictsproblematicgamblingamongstadolescentswhencontrollingformonetarygambling
AT greernancy skingamblingpredictsproblematicgamblingamongstadolescentswhencontrollingformonetarygambling