Kerry Sproston
Biographic Data
| ID | 199166 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kerry Sproston |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kerry |
| FAMILY NAME | Sproston |
| SIGNATURE | SPROSTON K |
| AFFILIATIONS | NatCen Social Research |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 72 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
‘Getting addicted to it and losing a lot of money… it’s just like a hole.’ A grounded theory model of how social determinants shape adolescents’ choices to not gamble
Choices to not gamble emanated from multiple layers of influence, implying that multi-layered interventions, aligned with a public health response, are needed to deter underage gambling. At the environmental level, better age-gating for monetary and simulated gambling, countering cultural pressures, and less exposure to promotional gambling messages, may assist young people to resist these influences. Interventions that support parents to provide…
The ‘Wild West’ of Wagering Affiliate Marketing and Implications for Gambling Harm
Wagering affiliate marketing is a performance-based system where online wagering operators pay third parties (affiliates) to recruit and engage customers for them. Despite widespread use, it has attracted limited research attention in Australia and elsewhere. This exploratory Australian study aimed to capture key informant perspectives on (1) the key features of wagering affiliate marketing and (2) how it may increase the risk of gambling harm. I…
Let’s Be Honest: Adolescents Speak Up on How to Better Protect Young People from Gambling Harm
The importance of safeguarding young people from harmful gambling is widely acknowledged, but limited research has sought adolescents’ perspectives on strategies to provide this protection. The current study addresses this gap in understanding. Eighty-nine Australians aged 12–17 years, classed as either at-risk/problem gamblers, non-problem gamblers or non-gamblers, participated in qualitative interview and/or online community conditions. Themes …
Influences on gambling during youth: Comparisons between at-risk/problem, non-problem and non-gambling adolescents in Australia
Gambling patterns among young people are diverse, yet factors that affect changes in their gambling behaviour as they mature remain poorly understood. This study explores gambling trajectories and related sources of influence during childhood, early adolescence and later adolescence, and amongst adolescents at different levels of gambling risk. Qualitative interviews and online communities with 89 Australians aged 12–17 years explored their gambl…
‘It Doesn’t Give Off the Gambling Vibes … It Just Feels Like a Part of the Game’: Adolescents’ Experiences and Perceptions of Simulated Gambling While Growing Up
This study explores the lived experience of simulated gambling as young people grow up. Qualitative research with 89 Australians aged 12–17 years explored their chronological experiences of simulated gambling and monetary gambling. Reflexive thematic narrative analysis identified common and contrasting themes amongst at-risk/problem gambling, non-problem gambling, and non-gambling participants. As young people grow up, they engage in simulated ga…
Gambling, alcohol, consumption, cigarette smoking and health: Findings from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey
Previous research has shown an association between gambling, alcohol and cigarette smoking. Co-occurrence of problem gambling with other behavioural and psychological disorders can exacerbate, or be exacerbated by, problem gambling. Using participant data from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey (n = 9003 adults aged 16 years and above), secondary analysis was carried out on the relationship between gambling and three particular areas of …
The role of social factors in gambling: Evidence from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey
Using data from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey, relationships were explored between gambling variables and each of the three key indices of a person's social position, controlling for age and sex. Personal income was found to be positively and linearly related to gambling prevalence, to number of gambling activities engaged in, and to positive attitudes towards gambling; household occupational category was significantly associated wi…
Internet Gambling, Health, Smoking and Alcohol Use: Findings from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey
An assessment of the construct validity of the descriptive system for the Icecap capability measure for older people
Valuing the Icecap capability index for older people
An investigation into expectation-led interviewer effects in health surveys
Mental health and the built environment: Cross – sectional survey of individual and contextual risk factors for depression
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the effects of the physical environment on individual health. AIMS: The present study tested the hypothesis that the prevalence of depression is associated with independently rated measures of the built environment, after adjusting for individuals' socio-economic status and the internal characteristics of their dwellings. METHOD: Cross-sectional survey of 1887 individuals aged 16 years and over in two electoral w…
Measuring the built environment: Validity of a site survey instrument for use in urban settings
Valuing the Icecap capability index for older people
Measuring the built environment: Validity of a site survey instrument for use in urban settings
The role of social factors in gambling: Evidence from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey
Using data from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey, relationships were explored between gambling variables and each of the three key indices of a person's social position, controlling for age and sex. Personal income was found to be positively and linearly related to gambling prevalence, to number of gambling activities engaged in, and to positive attitudes towards gambling; household occupational category was significantly associated wi…
An investigation into expectation-led interviewer effects in health surveys
Measuring the built environment: Validity of a site survey instrument for use in urban settings
Mental health and the built environment: Cross – sectional survey of individual and contextual risk factors for depression
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the effects of the physical environment on individual health. AIMS: The present study tested the hypothesis that the prevalence of depression is associated with independently rated measures of the built environment, after adjusting for individuals' socio-economic status and the internal characteristics of their dwellings. METHOD: Cross-sectional survey of 1887 individuals aged 16 years and over in two electoral w…
An investigation into expectation-led interviewer effects in health surveys
An assessment of the construct validity of the descriptive system for the Icecap capability measure for older people
Valuing the Icecap capability index for older people
Internet Gambling, Health, Smoking and Alcohol Use: Findings from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey
Gambling, alcohol, consumption, cigarette smoking and health: Findings from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey
Previous research has shown an association between gambling, alcohol and cigarette smoking. Co-occurrence of problem gambling with other behavioural and psychological disorders can exacerbate, or be exacerbated by, problem gambling. Using participant data from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey (n = 9003 adults aged 16 years and above), secondary analysis was carried out on the relationship between gambling and three particular areas of …
The role of social factors in gambling: Evidence from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey
Using data from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey, relationships were explored between gambling variables and each of the three key indices of a person's social position, controlling for age and sex. Personal income was found to be positively and linearly related to gambling prevalence, to number of gambling activities engaged in, and to positive attitudes towards gambling; household occupational category was significantly associated wi…
‘It Doesn’t Give Off the Gambling Vibes … It Just Feels Like a Part of the Game’: Adolescents’ Experiences and Perceptions of Simulated Gambling While Growing Up
This study explores the lived experience of simulated gambling as young people grow up. Qualitative research with 89 Australians aged 12–17 years explored their chronological experiences of simulated gambling and monetary gambling. Reflexive thematic narrative analysis identified common and contrasting themes amongst at-risk/problem gambling, non-problem gambling, and non-gambling participants. As young people grow up, they engage in simulated ga…
‘Getting addicted to it and losing a lot of money… it’s just like a hole.’ A grounded theory model of how social determinants shape adolescents’ choices to not gamble
Choices to not gamble emanated from multiple layers of influence, implying that multi-layered interventions, aligned with a public health response, are needed to deter underage gambling. At the environmental level, better age-gating for monetary and simulated gambling, countering cultural pressures, and less exposure to promotional gambling messages, may assist young people to resist these influences. Interventions that support parents to provide…
The ‘Wild West’ of Wagering Affiliate Marketing and Implications for Gambling Harm
Wagering affiliate marketing is a performance-based system where online wagering operators pay third parties (affiliates) to recruit and engage customers for them. Despite widespread use, it has attracted limited research attention in Australia and elsewhere. This exploratory Australian study aimed to capture key informant perspectives on (1) the key features of wagering affiliate marketing and (2) how it may increase the risk of gambling harm. I…
Let’s Be Honest: Adolescents Speak Up on How to Better Protect Young People from Gambling Harm
The importance of safeguarding young people from harmful gambling is widely acknowledged, but limited research has sought adolescents’ perspectives on strategies to provide this protection. The current study addresses this gap in understanding. Eighty-nine Australians aged 12–17 years, classed as either at-risk/problem gamblers, non-problem gamblers or non-gamblers, participated in qualitative interview and/or online community conditions. Themes …
Influences on gambling during youth: Comparisons between at-risk/problem, non-problem and non-gambling adolescents in Australia
Gambling patterns among young people are diverse, yet factors that affect changes in their gambling behaviour as they mature remain poorly understood. This study explores gambling trajectories and related sources of influence during childhood, early adolescence and later adolescence, and amongst adolescents at different levels of gambling risk. Qualitative interviews and online communities with 89 Australians aged 12–17 years explored their gambl…
Psychology (13 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Gambling Behavior and Treatments (8 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Harm (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)