보호관찰 청소년의 도박문제 실태 및 관련 요인에 대한 연구

초록

This study aims at identifying crucial factors that are associated with gambling problems of juvenile delinquents under probation supervision in South Korea. Few studies have been conducted regarding significant factors affecting the level of gambling problems among juvenile delinquents. Due to the recent COVID-19 epidemic, online gambling problems among adolescents have dramatically risen. Furthermore, additional problems such as participating in additional crimes to maintain gambling have increased. In this context, the current study focuses on finding key factors that are related to gambling problems of young offenders by concerning differential association theory. In particular,, this study emphasizes important factors affecting the gambling problems of adolescents by using samples under probation supervision. This present study was conducted with the cooperation of Korean Ministry of Justice and the date was drawn from the survey which was targeting toward 189 adolescents in 2022. Sample numbers of juvenile delinquents that were utilized for the present study were 113 adolescents who had showed answers for previous gambling experience. Results demonstrated that gambling experience of family members was not statistically significant factor that was related to gambling of juvenile delinquents, while associations with delinquent friend was statistically significant factor that impacts on gambling problems when other variables were controlled. In addition, irrational gambling beliefs was statistically significant factor that can affect gambling problems when other variables was constant. Further policy implications and limitations of the analysis will be discussed.

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