scholarly journals Jeux de hasard et d'argent chez les adolescents en centre jeunesse : comparaison en fonction des lois

2013 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Cathy Savard ◽  
Isabelle Giroux ◽  
Francine Ferland ◽  
Annie Goulet ◽  
Christian Jacques
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Gambling Problems ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Youth Centers ◽  
Youth Protection ◽  
Young Offenders Act

Adolescents under the care of Youth centers present with many risk factors related to the development of pathological gambling. This study describes gambling habits of participants under the Young Offenders Act (YOA) and participants under the Youth Protection Act (YPA), and compare these gambling habits to those of high school teenagers. Face to face interviews were conducted with 74 adolescents from two youth centers in Quebec, Canada. Results show that YOA adolescents report different gambling habits than YPA participants. The YOA adolescents constitute a subgroup at risk of developing gambling problems. Further, adolescents perceive that their time spent in Youth centers has almost no impact on their gambling habits. Findings illustrate the importance to create a prevention program targeting adolescents under the care of Youth centers.

Abstract WP224: Impact of Stroke Risk Factors on Ethnic Stroke Disparities Among Midlife Mexican Americans and Non-hispanic Whites

Stroke ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajiv C Patel ◽  
Brisa Sanchez ◽  
Lewis Morgenstern ◽  
Chengwei Li ◽  
Lynda Lisabeth
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Mexican Americans ◽  
Stroke Risk ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Population At Risk ◽  
Stroke Risk Factors

Introduction: Overall ischemic stroke (IS) incidence has declined in the US, but has remained stable among midlife (age 45-59) adults and is higher in midlife Mexican Americans (MAs). We examined the contribution of stroke risk factors to ethnic differences in IS rates among midlife MAs and non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs) in a population-based study. Methods: Incident IS (N=823) counts and corresponding risk factors were identified from the BASIC Project, Nueces County, Texas (2000-2010). US Census data (2000) for Nueces County was used to estimate the population at-risk for stroke, and the Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for Public Health Region 11(2000-2010) was used to estimate prevalence of risk factors in the stroke free population. Poisson regressions were run combining stroke counts (numerator) and population at-risk counts (denominator) classified by ethnicity and risk factor status to estimate unadjusted and risk factor adjusted associations between ethnicity and IS rates. Separate models were run for each risk factor (diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, high cholesterol, education < high school, no health insurance, current smoking, BMI>30), and extended to include an interaction term between ethnicity and risk factor. Results: The crude ethnic IS rate ratio (RR) comparing MAs with NHWs was 2.13 (95% CI: 1.84-2.47). The ethnic RR was lower in models that adjusted for diabetes (RR:1.54; 95% CI: 1.31-1.78), hypertension (RR: 1.92; 95% CI: 1.65-2.22), and education < high school (RR: 2.02; 95% CI: 1.72-2.38) compared to the crude association. Ethnicity significantly modified associations between diabetes, smoking, health insurance, education and IS rates. Associations between diabetes and IS rates was greater among MAs (RR: 6.82, 95% CI: 5.76-8.07) compared with NHWs (RR: 4.40, 95% CI: 3.33-5.81), while smoking associations were greater in NHWs (MA RR: 2.61, 95% CI: 2.20-3.10; NHW RR: 3.49, 95% CI: 2.73-4.46). Socioeconomic variables increased IS risk in NHWs but were insignificant or protective in MAs. Conclusion: Traditional stroke risk factors may contribute to midlife ethnic stroke disparities; particularly diabetes, given its high prevalence and stronger association with IS among midlife MAs as compared with NHWs.

scholarly journals Behavioral Engagement Shifts Among At-Risk High School Students Enrolled in Online Courses

AERA Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 233285841988773
Author(s):  
Jennifer Darling-Aduana
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
At Risk ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Online Course ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Behaviors ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
School Day

Academic behaviors such as attendance are highly associated with academic outcomes. High schools are also increasingly turning to online courses to educate their most marginalized students. In this study, I explored the extent to which enrollment in an online course improved engagement and allowed students to make course progress online outside the traditional school day by examining within-student changes in academic behaviors. Students completed their online course in fewer class periods than required to complete a comparable course in a traditional, face-to-face instructional setting. At the same time, students attended, on average, three additional days of school when enrolled in an online course as when enrolled in solely face-to-face courses, indicating a potentially positive spillover effect. Results have implications for practitioners and policy makers interested in online learning and understanding what programs might be most effective in reengaging students at risk of course failure or dropping out of high school.

scholarly journals Predictors of Intervention Success in a Sports-Based Program for Adolescents at Risk of Juvenile Delinquency

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 1535-1555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anouk Spruit ◽  
Claudia van der Put ◽  
Eveline van Vugt ◽  
Geert Jan Stams
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Juvenile Delinquency ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Context Factors ◽  
Sports Club ◽  
Crime Prevention Program ◽  
At Risk Adolescents

To prevent juvenile delinquency, there is growing interest in the use of sports-based interventions. To date, there is little empirical research that provides insights into for whom, how, and when sports-based crime prevention programs are most effective. Therefore, the current study assessed which youth, coach, and context factors were predictive of change in risk factors and protective factors for delinquency in a sports-based crime prevention program for at-risk adolescents. Participants ( N = 155) and their teachers filled in questionnaires about risk and protective factors for delinquency at the start of the intervention and 13 months later. In addition, the coaches and participants filled in questionnaires about the predictors of intervention success. The youths showed significant improvements over the course of the intervention. Various youth, coach, and context factors (e.g., the type of education of youth and the sociomoral climate at the sports club) were associated to change in the outcome variables.

scholarly journals Associations between Risk Factors in Late Adolescence and Problem Behaviors in Young Adulthood: A Six-Year Follow-Up of Substance Related and Behavioral Addictions in Swedish High School Seniors

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12766
Author(s):  
Claes Andersson ◽  
Anders Håkansson
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Late Adolescence ◽  
Behavioral Addictions ◽  
Gambling Problems

Introduction: Risk factors of traditional substance use related problems in young adults are more well-known than for behavioral addictions such as gambling and gaming problems. The present study aims to provide knowledge about the longitudinal patters of substance use related and behavioral addictions in early adulthood. Methods: Using self-report surveys, substance-related, psychiatric, and demographic predictors were assessed in Swedish high school seniors and re-assessed six years later along with gambling and gaming problems, n = 800. Associations (Risk Ratios) between risk factors in late adolescence and problem behaviors in young adulthood were analyzed. Results: Tobacco use, illicit drug use, and hazardous drinking in young adulthood were associated with tobacco use, illicit drug use, alcohol use, conduct problems, and impaired impulse control in late adolescence. Gambling problems in young adulthood were only associated with heredity of alcohol problems, while gaming was not associated to any problem behavior in late adolescence. Conclusion: It is concluded that predictors for traditional substance-related addictions differ from predictors for behavioral addictions, and that this difference is more pronounced for gaming problems than for gambling problems.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Problem Gambling Among Women Using Shelter and Drop-in Services

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flora I. Matheson ◽  
Parisa Dastoori ◽  
Tara Hahmann ◽  
Julia Woodhall-Melnik ◽  
Sara J. T. Guilcher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
General Population ◽  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Gambling Problems ◽  
Problematic Gambling

AbstractPeople experiencing poverty/homelessness have higher rates of problematic gambling than the general population. Yet, research on gambling among this population is sparse, notably among women. This study examined prevalence of problematic gambling among women using shelter and drop-in services in Ontario, Canada. The NORC Diagnostic Screen for Disorders was administered to women during visits to 15 sites using time/location methodology. Within a sample of 162 women, the prevalence of at-risk (6.2%), problem (9.3%), and pathological gambling (19.1%) was higher than the general population. Among women who scored at-risk or higher, 55.4% met criteria for pathological gambling. The findings suggest that women seeking shelter and drop-in services are vulnerable to problematic gambling. Creating awareness of this vulnerability within the shelter and drop-in service sector is an important first step to support women with gambling problems who face financial and housing precarity.

scholarly journals Alexithymia and Emotion Regulation Strategies in Adolescent Gamblers with and Without At-Risk Profiles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Estévez ◽  
Paula Jauregui ◽  
Laura Macía ◽  
Cristina Martín-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Gambling Problems ◽  
Emotion Regulation Strategies ◽  
South Oaks Gambling Screen ◽  
Difficulties In Emotion Regulation ◽  
Regulation Strategies

AbstractAlexithymia, difficulties in emotion regulation, and negative affect play an important role in adolescents who present pathological gambling. Therefore, the objectives of the present study were, firstly, to analyze the differences between alexithymia, difficulties in emotion regulation, and positive and negative affect in adolescents with and without risk of gambling problems. Secondly, the relationships between all the variables of the study in adolescents with and without risk of problem gambling were analyzed separately. Thirdly, we analyzed the mediating role of positive and negative affect in the relationship between alexithymia and dysfunctional emotion regulation strategies (ERS) in adolescents at risk of gambling problems. The sample was composed of 206 adolescents with ages ranging from 12 to 18 years (M = 15.52; SD = 1.43). They were divided into two groups according to the score obtained in the South Oaks Gambling Screen-Revised for Adolescents (SOGS-RA). Thus, 84 were included in the group without risk of gambling problems and 122 in the group at risk of gambling problems. The results obtained revealed higher scores in negative affect and pathological gambling in the group at risk of gambling problems. Likewise, positive relationships between alexithymia, maladaptive emotion regulation strategies (MERS), and affect were found. Mediation analyses showed that difficulties in identifying feelings were indirectly related to greater use of dysfunctional ERS through their relationship with negative affect in at-risk gamblers.

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