J Korean Acad Nurs.  2018 Apr;48(2):232-240. 10.4040/jkan.2018.48.2.232.

Latent Class Analysis of Gambling Activities among Korean Adolescents

• Kang K
• Kim H
• Park AR
• Kim HY
• Lee K

• KMID: 2410655
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2018.48.2.232

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.

Keyword

Adolescent; Gambling; Primary Prevention; Secondary Prevention

MeSH Terms

Adolescent*
Gambling*
Humans
Internet
Korea
Nursing
Primary Prevention
Secondary Prevention
Sports

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  Figure 1. Youth gambling type by latent classes.

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