Teen Gambling

Understanding a Growing Epidemic

Jeffrey L. Derevensky (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

258 Seiten

2015
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4422-0227-6 (ISBN)

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Today's children and teens are the first generation of youth to grow up in a society where a multiplicity of gambling activities exists and where gambling venues are not only generally accessible but also heavily advertised and promoted. Gambling, once considered to be a harmless form of adult entertainment and recreation has become mainstream. While most forms of regulated gambling are prohibited for underage youth, the age varying depending upon the type of gambling activity and jurisdiction, a growing number of young people are gambling in spite of such restrictions. With increased exposure to different types of gambling, including Internet gambling, more youth are yielding to the temptation and social pressures to engage in these activities. The thrill, excitement, the adrenaline rush, and the potential for 'easy money' makes gambling an alluring activity. Yet, problematic gambling among adolescents has been associated with a number of negative individual mental health outcomes, interpersonal problems, school-related academic difficulties, financial difficulties, and legal problems. Equally disturbing is the fact that while parents are well aware of the risks associated with other adolescent risky behaviors (e.g., tobacco, alcohol, and drug use), recent research suggests that teen gambling is not viewed as a risky behavior. Here, Derevensky offers an overview of the problems associated with underage gambling, and provides a roadmap for parents and educators, and anyone who works with youth, to help underage problem gamblers address their addictions and get the help they need.

Jeffrey Derevensky is a child psychologist and currently Professor and Director of Clinical Training of School/Applied Child Psychology, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology; Professor, Department of Psychiatry; and Professor, Department of Community Dentistry at McGill University. As well, he is Co-director of the McGill University's Youth Gambling Research & Treatment Clinic and McGill University's International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors. He is a clinical consultant to numerous hospitals, school boards, government agencies and corporations. He is the co-editor of the textbook Gambling Problems in Youth: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives (Kluwer/Plenum, 2004), and he is the author of several book chapters, journal articles, research reports, book reviews, and curriculum materials.

Preface

1: Gambling: An Introduction and Historical Perspective
2: Gambling Behaviors Among Adolescents
3: Adolescent Problem Gambling
4: Measuring and Assessing Adolescent Problem Gambling
5: Preventing Adolescent Problem Gambling
6: Helping Adolescents with Gambling Problems
7: Gambling as a Public Health Issue

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Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	376 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Besonderes Strafrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-4422-0227-0 / 1442202270
ISBN-13	978-1-4422-0227-6 / 9781442202276
Zustand	Neuware