Adolescent GamblingAlthough in theory gambling is against the law for children, there is one form of gambling that young people do have access to: slot machines. Adolescent Gambling addresses the issue of underage gambling and raises the crucial issue of who is to blame. Is it something about the personality of the young person or is it the addictive nature of gambling itself? Mark Griffiths provides an overview of adolescent gambling worldwide in addition to individual case studies, treatment approaches and an insight into how the gaming industry induces young people to gamble. Anyone involved with the lives of young people will want to read this book, especially social workers, teachers, youth leaders, probation officers and clinical psychologists. |
Contents
an overview | 1 |
an overview | 34 |
7 | 36 |
Preliminary studies of adolescent fruit machine gambling | 75 |
The observational analysis of adolescent fruit machine | 96 |
The role of cognitive bias and skill in fruit machine | 129 |
The role of arousal and subjective moods in | 149 |
1 | 150 |
Qualitative accounts and case studies of adolescent fruit | 169 |
1 | 173 |
the importance of structural | 196 |
The treatment of pathological gambling | 211 |
3 | 220 |
4 | 236 |
a final overview | 240 |
7 | 156 |
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