Short-Term Effectiveness of the Youth Gambling Prevention Program 'Who Really Wins?'—Results from the First National Implementation
| Autor: | Sabina Mandić, Neven Ricijaš, Dora Dodig Hundrić |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Research evaluation youth gambling Adolescent Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Applied psychology Article adolescents prevention evaluation implementation Lottery Cognition Humans Students Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Term (time) Adolescent Behavior Gambling Medicine Female Psychology Sports |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 10100, p 10100 (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 19 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph181910100 |
| Popis: | As a response to significant adolescent gambling involvement, a Croatian team of researchers and practitioners developed a universal, comprehensive, evidence-based youth gambling prevention program called “Who Really Wins?”. This study presents the results on its short-term effectiveness following the first national implementation in 18 Croatian cities, with a total of 629 high school students (66.5% male) who completed the program. A design with two measurement sessions (pre-test and post-test) was used to explore the short-term effects of the program on gambling-related knowledge and cognition, frequency of gambling, and various socio-emotional skills. The results showed significant effects when it comes to knowledge, cognitive distortions, and the frequency of sports betting and playing lottery games. Furthermore, the program had no harmful effects on any of the measured variables. The results are interpreted in terms of methodological challenges in measuring effects, possible improvements of the program, and implications for future evaluation research. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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