Aussie kids who see online gambling ads are more likely to gamble
Peer-reviewed: This work was reviewed and scrutinised by relevant independent experts.
Survey: A study based solely on people’s responses to a series of questions.
People: This is a study based on research using people.
Survey: A study based solely on people’s responses to a series of questions.
People: This is a study based on research using people.
Most Aussie high school kids have seen gambling advertising in the last month, and those who have seen gambling ads are more likely to have gambled in the last month, or be classified as at-risk or problem gamblers, according to new research.
Journal/conference: Addictive Behaviors Reports
Link to research (DOI): 10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100439
Organisation/s: The University of Newcastle, The University of Melbourne, Deakin University
Funder: This work was supported by funding from the Victorian Responsible
Gambling Foundation and infrastructure funding from the Hunter
Medical Research Institute. Dr Megan Freund is supported by a National
Health and Medical Research Council Translating Research into Practice
Fellowship. ASSAD data collection was funded by state and territory
Cancer Councils and health departments, and the Australian Government
Department of Health. Cancer Council Victoria managed the national
survey. The State Governments of both Victoria and Queensland,
Cancer Council Victoria and Cancer Council Queensland funded the
conduct of the ASSAD survey in each of their States. The funding sources
had no role in the study design, collection, analysis or interpretation of
the data, writing the manuscript, or the decision to submit the paper for
publication.
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