All Repository Research Articles Archives - Page 3 of 4 - New York Council on Problem Gambling

Research and Data

Exploring the prevalence of gambling harm among active duty military personnel: a systematic scoping review →

20% of service members in treatment for PG endorsed suicidal ideation, 11% reported making a previous suicide attempt. Also, 8 out of 10 studies in this review acknowledge the potential for ...

Author(s): Marisa Paterson, Megan Whitty, and Patrick Leslie

Year Published: 2020

Research and Data

Gambling and military Service: Characteristics, comorbidity, and problem severity in an epidemiological sample →

Problem gambling scores for past and current military service members are more than double that of the civilian participants.

Author(s): Mark van der Maas and Lia Nower

Year Published: 2020

Research and Data

A Review of Sports Wagering: Prevalence, Characteristics of Sports Bettors, and Association with Problem Gambling →

45% of individuals have placed a bet on a sporting event at least once in their lives. 22% of mobile device bettors reported problem gambling (versus 18% offline and 16% using PC). 94% of ...

Author(s): Ken C. Winters and Jeffrey L. Derevensky

Year Published: 2019

Research and Data

Risk-Taking and Sensation Seeking in Military Contexts: A Literature Review →

Literature was gathered through a four-stage search procedure identifying 25 studies of risk-taking and 16 studies of sensation seeking altogether. A highlight: 60% or more of the variance in ...

Author(s): Gunnar Breivik, Trond Svela Sand, and Anders McD Sookermany

Year Published: 2019

Research and Data

The Importance of Friends and Family to Recreational Gambling, At-Risk Gambling, and Problem Gambling →

Between September 2013 to May 2014, a representative sample of 9,523 Massachusetts adults were administered a comprehensive survey of past year gambling behavior. ...

Author(s): Mazar, A., Williams, R.J., Stanek, E.J.

Year Published: 2018

Research and Data

The Importance of Friends and Family to Recreational Gambling, At-Risk Gambling, and Problem Gambling →

Between September 2013 to May 2014, a representative sample of 9,523 Massachusetts adults were administered a comprehensive survey of past year gambling behavior. ...

Author(s): Alissa Mazar , Robert J. Williams, Edward J. Stanek III, Martha Zorn, and Rachel A. Volberg

Year Published: 2018

Research and Data

Trends in NCAA Student-Athlete Gambling Behaviors and Attitudes →

Quantitative Data Highlights: 14% of NCAA women first gambled prior to entering high school. 31% of NCAA women first gambled in college.

Author(s): NCAA

Year Published: 2017

Research and Data

Trends in NCAA Student-Athlete Gambling Behaviors and Attitudes →

Quantitative Data Highlights: 55% of NCAA men in the 2016 study reported gambling for money within the past year. 35% of NCAA men (13% of NCAA women) gamblers have ever lost more than $50 in a day.

Author(s): NCAA

Year Published: 2017

Research and Data

Gambling in a National U.S. Veteran Population: Prevalence, Socio-demographics, and Psychiatric Comorbidities →

Data on 3157 U.S. veterans were analyzed and found 2.2% of study participants screened positive for at-risk or problem gambling. U.S veteran population, at-risk and problem gambling are ...

Author(s): Elina A. Stefanovics, Marc N. Potenza, and Robert H. Pietrzak

Year Published: 2017

Research and Data

NYS OASAS Youth Development Survey – Underage Gambling Data →

39% of NYS youth age 12-17 have gambled in the past year. 30% of kids who gamble say they started at age 10 or younger. Click for more.

Author(s): NYS OASAS

Year Published: 2015