Title: Characterization and prediction of gambling behavior in adolescents using the COM-B model |
Authors: Botella Guijarro, Álvaro Lloret Irles, Daniel Segura-Heras, José Vicente Moriano-León, Juan A. |
Editor: Public Library of Science |
Department: Departamentos de la UMH::Estadística, Matemáticas e Informática |
Issue Date: 2022-11-28 |
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11000/32297 |
Abstract:
Gambling is an international phenomenon, posing a serious threat to adolescents who
begin gambling at a young age. This study aims, to explore gambling behavior in adolescents and interpret its risk factors. We conducted a three-waves cohort longitudinal study
assessing gambling and associated risk factors in south-eastern Spain. Data were analyzed
using the Capabilities, Opportunities, Motivations, Behavior (COM-B) model and the partial
least squares path modelling (PLS-PM) technique. Gambling was measured by frequency
and money spent; associated factors were knowledge about gambling, parental attitude
towards gambling, risk perception, normative perception, and intention to gamble. These
items were assigned as indicators of each construct of the COM-B model—capability,
opportunity, motivation, and behavior—using the theoretical domains framework. Once the
behavior was performed, feedback on future capability, opportunity, and motivation was
observed. Results show that capability, determined by past experience, and opportunity,
determined by parental attitudes, motivates adolescents to seek gambling experiences in
the future. Identifying such factors that affect gambling behavior in adolescents and establishing relationships between them through a robust theoretical model is essential for
designing effective interventions.
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Knowledge area: CDU: Ciencias puras y naturales: Matemáticas |
Type of document: application/pdf |
Access rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277520 |
Appears in Collections: Artículos Estadística, Matemáticas e Informática
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