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## Aims: Using a population-based sample of finnish 12-17 year olds, this study explored gambling behaviour limits for potential problem gambling [south oaks gambling screen - revised for adolescents (sogs-ra)]. ## Methods: Data were obtained from the youth gambling survey 2006, which is a cross-sectional survey of a nationally representative random sample of 5000 adolescents. adolescents who participated in gambling at least once a month were selected from the data (n=1827, 25.1% were girls). the limits for gambling behaviour were detected using receiver operating characteristic (roc) analysis. logistic regression was used to study associations between these behavioural limits and potential problem gambling. ## Results: For each of the gambling behaviour indicators plotted, the risk curves showed similar trends among boys and girls. the risk of being a potential problem gambler increased noticeably with increasing gambling intensity. the roc analysis showed that the optimal behavioural cut-off values among 12-14 year olds for frequency was gambling more than 2-3 times a month, spending more than €2 per week on gambling, spending more than €8 in any 1 day on gambling, and gambling

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Author

Tiina A. Räsänen; Tomi P. Lintonen; Susanna U. Raisamo; Anne I. Konu

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG; Walter de Gruyter GmbH (ISSN 0334-0139)

Published

2016

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)