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标题：Gambling: Electronic friends or a threat to one’s health and personal development?
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作者：Ove Svensson
期刊名称：International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
电子版ISSN：1748-2631
出版年度：2011
卷号：6
期号：2
DOI：10.3402/qhw.v6i2.7207
语种：English
出版社：Taylor & Francis
摘要：Gambling has become quite common in Sweden. The Swedish National Institute of Public Health (2010) has reported that about 70% of the Swedish population has gambled at least once during the last 12 months. Half of the population had gambled with money by 18 years of age and about 11% had gambled for the first time when they were 12-years-old or younger. In the report from the Swedish National Institute of Public Health, gambling problems are related to health problems and risky alcohol consumption. The highest problem rate is found among men aged 18 to 24; almost 1 in 10 had some gambling problems. The share of problem gamblers is found to be twice as high among the under-age gamblers as it is among the population as a whole. Young people gamble less but develop gambling problems to a larger extent than adult gamblers. In this article young people’s gambling and their gambling careers are analysed as a natural part of their internalisation of other adult habits. Key words: Gambling, gambling problems, young people(Published: 20 May 2011)Citation: Int J Qualitative Stud Health Well-being 2011, 6: 7207 - DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v6i2.7207