Latent Class Analysis of Gambling Activities among Korean Adolescents.
10.4040/jkan.2018.48.2.232
- Author:
Kyonghwa KANG
1
;
Hyeongsu KIM
;
Ae Ran PARK
;
Hee Young KIM
;
Kunsei LEE
Author Information
1. The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Adolescent;
Gambling;
Primary Prevention;
Secondary Prevention
- MeSH:
Adolescent*;
Gambling*;
Humans;
Internet;
Korea;
Nursing;
Primary Prevention;
Secondary Prevention;
Sports
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2018;48(2):232-240
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to identify the types of gambling among adolescents and provide basic prevention information regarding adolescents' gambling problems. METHODS: Secondary data from representative national survey on 2015 Youth Gambling Problems of Korea Center on Gambling Problems were used. Using latent class analysis (LCA), 13 gambling types such as offline and online games of 14,011 adolescents were classified, and gambling experiences and characteristics were analyzed. RESULTS: The subgroups of adolescent gambling were identified as four latent classes: a rare group (84.5% of the sample), a risk group (1.0%), an offline group (11.9%), and an expanded group (2.6%). The types and characteristics of gambling among the latent classes differed. In the risk group, adolescents participated in online illegal sports betting and internet casino, and gambling time, gambling expenses, and the number of gambling types were higher than other groups. CONCLUSION: Gambling frequently occur among adolescent, and the subtypes of gambling did not reveal homogeneous characteristics. In order to prevent adolescent gambling problems, it is a necessary to develop tailored prevention intervention in the nursing field, which is appropriate to the characteristics of adolescent gambling group and can help with early identification.
