Characterization and prediction of gambling behavior in adolescents using the COM-B model

Gambling is an international phenomenon, posing a serious threat to adolescents who begin gambling at a young age. This study aims, to explore gambling behavior in adolescents and interpret its risk factors. We conducted a three-waves cohort longitudinal study assessing gambling and associated risk...

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Published in:PloS one 2022-11, Vol.17 (11), p.e0277520-e0277520
Main Authors: Botella-Guijarro, Álvaro, Lloret-Irles, Daniel, Segura-Heras, José Vicente, Moriano-León, Juan A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent
Adolescents
Age
Attitudes
Behavior
Biology and Life Sciences
Compulsive gambling
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Gambling
Health aspects
Health risks
Humans
Intention
Knowledge
Longitudinal Studies
Medicine and Health Sciences
Methods
Modelling
Motivation
Online gambling
Parenting
People and Places
Perception
Prevention
Research and Analysis Methods
Risk analysis
Risk factors
Risk perception
Social aspects
Social Sciences
Students
Teenagers
Theoretical constructs
Youth
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Summary:Gambling is an international phenomenon, posing a serious threat to adolescents who begin gambling at a young age. This study aims, to explore gambling behavior in adolescents and interpret its risk factors. We conducted a three-waves cohort longitudinal study assessing gambling and associated risk factors in south-eastern Spain. Data were analyzed using the Capabilities, Opportunities, Motivations, Behavior (COM-B) model and the partial least squares path modelling (PLS-PM) technique. Gambling was measured by frequency and money spent; associated factors were knowledge about gambling, parental attitude towards gambling, risk perception, normative perception, and intention to gamble. These items were assigned as indicators of each construct of the COM-B model-capability, opportunity, motivation, and behavior-using the theoretical domains framework. Once the behavior was performed, feedback on future capability, opportunity, and motivation was observed. Results show that capability, determined by past experience, and opportunity, determined by parental attitudes, motivates adolescents to seek gambling experiences in the future. Identifying such factors that affect gambling behavior in adolescents and establishing relationships between them through a robust theoretical model is essential for designing effective interventions.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0277520