Systematic Review of Gambling Prevention Programs for Youth between the Age of 14–24 Cover Image

A 14–24 év közötti fiatalok szerencsejáték-használati kockázatának csökkentésére irányuló általános prevenciós programok szisztematikus áttekintése
Systematic Review of Gambling Prevention Programs for Youth between the Age of 14–24

Author(s): Anna Magi
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: gambling; problematic gambling; universal prevention; prevention aims; prevention tools

Summary/Abstract: Current study is a systematic review of the existing literature about the effective universal gambling prevention programs for youth between the age of 14–24. Altogether 9 evaluation studies of 8 universal gambling prevention programs were evaluated retrieved from 3 databases with an appropriate search algorithm. We identified 4 main intermediate aims that induced positive changes in connection with (problematic) gambling: 1) providing information; 2) decrease biased beliefs; 3) modify attitudes; 4) skill improvement. Among the retrieved studies there are interventions with one to several sessions. All but one program applied frontal lectures, supplemented with interactive elements or multimedia tools. Our results points toward the effectiveness of complex universal gambling prevention programs both in terms of their aims and methods.

  • Issue Year: 28/2019
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 512-527
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Hungarian