A Prospective Study of Mental Health in Relation to Online Gambling One-year Later in a Large Cohort of Adolescents in Canada
This study provides prospective evidence that high depressive symptoms may place adolescents at an elevated risk of future engagement in online gambling. It may be worthwhile targeting students with high depressive symptoms in preventative efforts.
Authors
- Tara Elton‐Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1674-8588)
- Adam G. Cole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5309-2725)
- Rachel E. Laxer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9043-5264)
- Mark A. Ferro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0979-3233)
- Mahmood Reza Gohari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4289-2022)
- Scott T. Leatherdale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5926-3065)
- Karen A. Patte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5214-1943)
- Mackenzie L. Pilkington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7992-1786)
Institutions
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Brock University (CA)
- Ontario Tech University (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Gambling Studies
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-025-10447-2
- Primary Topic
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00