Gambling behavior and criminal convictions: a register-based investigation.
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| Title: | Gambling behavior and criminal convictions: a register-based investigation. |
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| Authors: | Lind, Kalle, Hagfors, Heli, Salonen, Anne H. |
| Source: | Addiction Research & Theory. Jun2024, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p167-177. 11p. |
| Subjects: | Crime & psychology, Pearson correlation (Statistics), Research funding, Criminals, Socioeconomic factors, Logistic regression analysis, Gambling, Disease prevalence, Chi-squared test, Descriptive statistics, Surveys, Finns, Motivation (Psychology), Odds ratio, Data analysis software, Confidence intervals |
| Geographic Terms: | Finland |
| Abstract: | Gambling severity and criminal convictions are known to be correlated, but there is a lack of understanding of the associations between the type and frequency of offending, game types, gambling motives and gambling intensity. This study aims to fill this gap by examining systematically whether conviction prevalence varies with gambling behavior. The study combined register-based variables on criminal convictions from the past 45 years to a gambling-related population survey (n = 3993). Descriptive data are provided on the prevalence of criminal convictions among different past-year gambling behavior subgroups. Logistic regression models were built to explore the associations between having convictions on one's record and gambling behavior traits more in depth. The results of this study indicate that the prevalence of having criminal convictions not only varies among different demographic groups and well-being correlates, but also among different groups of past-year gamblers based on played game types, gambling versatility, gambling severity and gambling motives. Having a history of convictions was predicted by male gender, older age group, receiving basic social allowance, at-risk gambling and risky alcohol use. Escape as a gambling motive and playing EGMs proved to be significant predictors of having multiple criminal convictions. Gamblers differ in conviction prevalence as a function of gambling game types, versatility and gambling motives. These findings contribute to better understanding the dialectic interplay between gambling and criminal behavior and may inform the development of targeted interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Gambling severity and criminal convictions are known to be correlated, but there is a lack of understanding of the associations between the type and frequency of offending, game types, gambling motives and gambling intensity. This study aims to fill this gap by examining systematically whether conviction prevalence varies with gambling behavior. The study combined register-based variables on criminal convictions from the past 45 years to a gambling-related population survey (n = 3993). Descriptive data are provided on the prevalence of criminal convictions among different past-year gambling behavior subgroups. Logistic regression models were built to explore the associations between having convictions on one's record and gambling behavior traits more in depth. The results of this study indicate that the prevalence of having criminal convictions not only varies among different demographic groups and well-being correlates, but also among different groups of past-year gamblers based on played game types, gambling versatility, gambling severity and gambling motives. Having a history of convictions was predicted by male gender, older age group, receiving basic social allowance, at-risk gambling and risky alcohol use. Escape as a gambling motive and playing EGMs proved to be significant predictors of having multiple criminal convictions. Gamblers differ in conviction prevalence as a function of gambling game types, versatility and gambling motives. These findings contribute to better understanding the dialectic interplay between gambling and criminal behavior and may inform the development of targeted interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 16066359 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/16066359.2023.2230877 |
