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Abstract

Gambling disorder in youth is an emerging public health problem, with adolescents and young adults constituting a vulnerable age group for the development of gambling-related problems. Although research has been conducted on the risk factors for gambling disorder, very few rigorous studies can be found on the efficacy of preventive interventions in young people. The aim of this study was to provide best practice recommendations for the prevention of disordered gambling in adolescents and young adults. We reviewed and synthesized the results of existing RCTs and quasi-experimental studies covering nonpharmacological prevention programs for gambling disorder in young adults and adolescents. We applied the PRISMA 2020 statement and guidelines to identify 1483 studies, of which 32 were included in the systematic review. All studies targeted the educational setting, i.e., high school and university students. Most studies followed a universal prevention strategy, that particularly targeted adolescents, and an indicated prevention strategy for university students. The reviewed gambling prevention programs generally showed good results in terms of reducing the frequency and severity of gambling, and also regarding cognitive variables, such as misconceptions, fallacies, knowledge, and attitudes towards gambling. Finally, we highlight the need to develop more comprehensive prevention programs that incorporate rigorous methodological and assessment procedures before they are widely implemented and disseminated.

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Title
Preventive Gambling Programs for Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review
Author
Monreal-Bartolomé, Alicia 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Barceló-Soler, Alberto 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; García-Campayo, Javier 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Bartolomé-Moreno, Cruz 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Cortés-Montávez, Paula 5 ; Acon, Esther 5 ; Huertes, María 5 ; Lacasa, Víctor 5 ; Crespo, Sofía 5 ; Lloret-Irles, Daniel 6   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Sordo, Luis 7   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Bote, Catrina Clotas 8 ; Puigcorbé, Susanna 9 ; López-Del-Hoyo, Yolanda 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Institute of Health Research of Aragon (IIS Aragón), Miguel Servet University Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; Chronicity, Primary Care, and Health Promotion Research Network (RICAPPS), 50015 Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Psychology and Sociology, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain 
 Institute of Health Research of Aragon (IIS Aragón), Miguel Servet University Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; Healthcare Research Institute of Navarre (IdiSNA), 31008 Pamplona, Spain 
 Institute of Health Research of Aragon (IIS Aragón), Miguel Servet University Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; Chronicity, Primary Care, and Health Promotion Research Network (RICAPPS), 50015 Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Miguel Servet, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain 
 Primary Care Teaching Unit for Zaragoza Healthcare District 1, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain 
 Department of Psychology and Sociology, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain 
 Department of Health Psychology, Miguel Hernández University, 03202 Elche, Spain 
 Department of Public Health and Maternal and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain 
 Barcelona Public Health Agency (ASPB), 08023 Barcelona, Spain 
 Public Health Agency of Catalonia (ASPCAT), 08005 Barcelona, Spain 
First page
4691
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
MDPI AG
ISSN
1661-7827
e-ISSN
1660-4601
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2791654595
Copyright
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.