Gambling among Alberta youth

Gambling behaviour • In 2005, 62.6% of Alberta youth participated in at least one gambling activity in the 12 months before the survey. [...] Ethics After the survey instrument and data collection protocol were finalized, ethics approval was obtained from the joint Health Research Ethics Board of the University of Alberta and Capital Health Authority, and the survey was conducted in compliance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (1995). [...] According to DeWit and Silverman (1995), the greater the number of risk factors youth are exposed to in relation to pro- tective factors, the greater the likelihood youth will participate in problematic behaviour. [...] Furthermore, the frequency of adolescent gambling is related to parents’ gambling frequency and problems, and youth with serious gambling problems are more likely to report that their father has a severe gambling problem (Vachon, Vitaro, Wanner, & Tremblay, 2004) 15 Gambling among Alberta youth: The Alberta Youth Experience Survey 2005 AADAC. [...] Included are estimates of current and lifetime gambling, the grade at which youth first gambled, the number of gambling activities in which youth participated, and frequency of gambling.