Compulsory School Achievement and Future Gambling Expenditure

A Finnish Population-Based Study

Bibliographic Data

ID15468958
AuthorsTiina Latvala (0000-0002-6921-386X, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, corresponding author), Anne H Salonen (0000-0002-4693-0110, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Tomi Roukka (0000-0003-1016-5864, University of Turku)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue15
Pages9444-9444
Publication date2022-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19159444
PMID35954800
OpenAlexW4289336662
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited42

Even after controlling for other crucial background characteristics, early life success, in the form of compulsory school outcomes, seems to correlate with gambling expenditures later in youth. This suggests that the gambling behaviour can be linked to the cognitive ability of an individual. Our findings also imply that gambling could be more heavily concentrated on individuals that are already more socially disadvantaged. However, it is worth noting that individual factors such as traumas, antisocial personality, anxiety and depression are all associated with gambling and poor academic achievement. Overall, this suggests that various educational tools at a younger age can be effective in preventing gambling-related problems in later life

Compulsory education · Economics · Educational attainment · Logistic regression · Population · Sociology · Demography · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology

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