1. Objectifs

Intentions :
« The focus of this research is to examine the relationship between perceived parental ’lottery’ playing and the influence this has upon their children’s lottery participation. » (p. 363)

Questions/Hypothèses :
« Youth who believe that their parents frequently gamble on the lottery may interpret this behaviour that gambling is a relatively ’harmless’ pastime. As such, they may be more inclined to gamble on the lottery with greater frequency than youth who do not believe their parents participate in the lottery. » (p. 364)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
« Participants included 1072 youth (521 males, 551 females) from grade 6 to grade 12 (age range 10-18 years old). [...] These school boards were selected based upon their willingness to participate, and represent a variety of regions within Ontario, Canada. » (p. 364)

Instruments :
- DSM-IV-MR-J Revised to screen for youth pathological gambling (Modelled after the DSM-IV (APA, 1994))
- Youth lottery participation and playing behaviour (Felsher et al., 2001)

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

« Objective. The present study sought to investigate the relationship between perceived parental lottery involvement and the bearing this has upon youth lottery participation. [...]
Findings. Youth reported playing all forms of lottery tickets with 77% reporting that their parents purchase scratch tickets, lottery draws (50%), and sports tickets (23%) for them. Parental purchases of lottery tickets for their children increased by level of gambling severity. Participants with significant gambling problems perceived higher parental participation in the lottery compared to nongamblers and social gamblers. The majority of participants reported that their parents were aware of their lottery involvement and were not afraid of getting caught purchasing lottery tickets in spite of legal prohibitions.
Conclusion. The results suggest youths’ perception of parental involvement with the lottery plays an important role in the initiation and maintenance of lottery participation for youth. Given that youth report receiving lottery tickets from their parents, it is clear that the lottery is perceived as an innocuous form of gambling. Public awareness programmes and education of this issue is critical. » (p. 361)