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Adolescent gambling behaviour, a single latent construct and indicators of risk: findings from a national survey of New Zealand high school students
This study explores underlying latent construct/s of gambling behaviour, and identifies indicators of âunhealthy gamblingâ. Data were collected from Youthâ07 a nationally representative sample of New Zealand secondary school students (N = 9107). Exploratory factor analyses, item-response theory analyses, multiple indicators-multiple causes, and differential item functioning analyses were used to assess dimensionality of gambling behaviour, underlying factors, and indicators of unhealthy gambling. A single underlying continuum of gambling behaviour was identified. Gambling frequency and âgambling because I canât stopâ were most strongly associated with unhealthy gambling. Gambling to âfeel better about myselfâ and to âforget about thingsâ provided the most precise discriminants of unhealthy gambling. Multivariable analyses found that school connectedness was associated with lower levels of unhealthy gambling
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