Influence of social determinants of health on gambling in adolescents. Analysis of the results of the ESTUDES 2021 survey.

Background There is globally proliferation of pathological gambling among the adolescent population. This public health problem requires the development of effective preventive strategies based on the risk factors. The aim of this study is to analyse the social determinants of health which may be pr...

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Published in:Journal of Public Health Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 428 - 436
Main Authors: Recio-Vivas, Ana M, Font-Jiménez, Isabel, Lorenzo-Allegue, L, González-Pascual, Montserrat, Belzunegui-Eraso, Angel, Mansilla-Domínguez, José M
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Published: Oxford University Press / USA Sep2025
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          Recio-Vivas, Ana M
          Font-Jiménez, Isabel
          Lorenzo-Allegue, L
          González-Pascual, Montserrat
          Belzunegui-Eraso, Angel
          Mansilla-Domínguez, José M
        affil: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid 28670, Spain
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          Social Determinants of Health
          Gambling In Adolescence
          Internet
          Risk Assessment
          Adolescent Behavior
          Human
          Adolescence
          Descriptive Statistics
          Academic Performance
          Internet Addiction Risk Factors
          Sex Factors
          Male
          Female
          Educational Status
          Employment Status
          Academic Achievement
          Questionnaires
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Descriptive Research
          Cluster Sample
          Bivariate Statistics
          Chi Square Test
          Logistic Regression
          Multivariate Statistics
          ROC Curve
          Data Analysis Software
          Confidence Intervals
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Background There is globally proliferation of pathological gambling among the adolescent population. This public health problem requires the development of effective preventive strategies based on the risk factors. The aim of this study is to analyse the social determinants of health which may be predictors of online and face-to-face gambling in young people. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out using the Survey on Drug Use in Secondary Education in Spain, ESTUDES (2021), as the main data collection tool. The selected sample consisted of N = 22 321. Results Gender, age, academic performance and compulsive internet use were found to be predictors of online and face-to-face gambling. Gambling with money was statistically significantly related to male gender, age, presence of truancy, low academic achievement, compulsive internet use, mother's educational level and mother's employment status. Conclusions This study offers a detailed analysis of connection between social and demographic factors that precede gambling beginning and the presence of problem behaviours. Academic achievement and gender differences appear to relate to the pathological gambling in adolescents. These should be taken as a reference when generating preventive strategies that allow us to focus on the most vulnerable population.
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