dc.contributor.advisor |
Associate Professor Peter Adams |
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dc.contributor.advisor |
Associate Professor Robyn Dixon |
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dc.contributor.author |
Rossen, Fiona |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2008-07-29T04:49:15Z |
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dc.date.available |
2008-07-29T04:49:15Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2008 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Thesis (PhD--Behavioural Science)--University of Auckland, 2008. |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/2611 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Despite a growing appreciation in New Zealand of the harms arising from gambling, there
remains a lack of knowledge and awareness of the dangers associated with participation in
gambling by young people. Although international research has demonstrated that young
people are a high-risk group with regard to problem gambling, research in New Zealand has
only investigated the gambling behaviour of those aged 18 and over.
This thesis explores a topic that has been largely neglected within New Zealand: the
relevance of gambling and problem gambling for New Zealand adolescents. A questionnaire
consisting of both standardised and non-standardised items, was administered to a random
sample of more than 2000 secondary school students in the Upper North Island. The role of
gambling in adolescent life, the prevalence of adolescent problem gambling, and associated
risk factors were investigated. This research also adopted a largely unique perspective
within the youth gambling field, extending investigations to include the role of protective
factors, particularly social connectedness. This investigation of protective factors supports
strengths-based approaches to youth behavioural issues, with the potential to aid in the
prevention or minimisation of harm, as opposed to approaches that focus upon responding
to problems, as is encouraged by dysfunction-based models.
This research demonstrates that gambling is part of youth culture in New Zealand. It
provides the first body of data detailing the practices, beliefs, and other factors associated
with adolescent gambling behaviour within New Zealand. The findings indicate that choices
around gambling are strongly influenced by contextual factors and that young New Zealander’s participate in a wide variety of gambling modes. While most gamble safely,
approximately four percent were observed to satisfy the problem gambling criteria. Social
connectedness was strongly correlated to problem gambling behaviour and the research
points towards the investigation of protective factors, resiliency, and strengths-based
strategies in the future. The continuing exploration of common denominators between
gambling and other dangerous consumptions also offer promising avenues for future
research within the gambling field.
This research demonstrates that youth gambling is an issue requiring the attention of
families, communities, schools, researchers, government departments, and members of the
gambling industries. |
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dc.format |
Scanned from print thesis |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
ResearchSpace@Auckland |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
PhD Thesis - University of Auckland |
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dc.relation.isreferencedby |
UoA1823620 |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Adolescent gambling in New Zealand: an exploration of protective and risk factors |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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thesis.degree.discipline |
Behavioural Science |
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thesis.degree.grantor |
The University of Auckland |
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thesis.degree.level |
Doctoral |
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thesis.degree.name |
PhD |
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dc.subject.marsden |
Fields of Research::380000 Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences::380100 Psychology |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The author |
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pubs.local.anzsrc |
17 - Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Faculty of Science |
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dc.identifier.wikidata |
Q112878165 |
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