Gambling and Gaming Addictions in Adolescence

The guide gives the practitioner an understanding of why children and adolescents may come to play fruit machines/video games to excess and includes knowledge about the risk factors involved in this. It includes practical and common-sense interventions that may be beneficial for such children and adolescents and also includes practical advice to give to parents facing their child's behavioural addiction.

Mark Griffiths is lecturer in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University.

Introduction

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Aims

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Objectives

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PART I: BEHAVIOURAL ADDICTIONS

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PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL ADDICTIONS

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PART III: ADOLESCENT GAMBLING

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PART IV: GAMBLING ON FRUIT MACHINES

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Reasons for the addiction

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Negative consequences

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External factors in adolescent gambling

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The types of adolescents who play fruit machines to excess

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Arcade kings

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Machine beaters

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Rent-a-spacers

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Action seekers

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Escape artists

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Conclusion

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Risk factors for adolescent gambling on fruit machines

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How to identify when gambling has become a problem

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Opportunities for change

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What can parents do?

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Practical interventions for adolescents addicted to playing fruit machines

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Preparation

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Action

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Relapse prevention

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`Good gambling'

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Conclusions

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PART V: VIDEOGAMES AND FRUIT MACHINES--COMMONALITIES

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PART VI: ADOLESCENT VIDEOGAME PLAYING

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The benefits of videogames

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Videogames: medical and physical effects of excessive play

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Videogame violence and aggression

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Self-report methods

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Experimental studies

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Observational studies

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Other studies (projective tests, case studies)

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Conclusions

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Videogame addiction

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Videogames: what can parents do?

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Conclusions

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PART VII: FRUIT MACHINES AND VIDEOGAMES--SOME FINAL COMMENTS

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References

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Gambling and Gaming Addictions in Adolescence

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