Gambling and gambling problem among elite athletes and their professional coaches: findings from a Swedish total population survey of participants in four sports
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This study assessed the following among elite athletes and their coaches in Sweden: (i) prevalence of gambling and ‘at risk for gambling problems’ (PGSI 3+); and (ii) relations between ‘at risk for gambling problems’ and attitudes towards gambling, experiences of gambling, and individual and demographic factors. A total of 1438 athletes and 401 coaches, in four sports, completed an online survey. Overall, 2% of female athletes and 13% of male athletes were classified as being ‘at risk for gambling problems’. Using an ordinal logistic regression, the results showed associations between ‘at risk for gambling problems’ and eight of the investigated variables: ‘talk about gambling during training’, ‘coaches positive attitude towards gambling’, ‘gambling companies encourage gambling’, ‘I have gambled on own game’, ‘someone I know has gambled on their own game’, ‘gambling is important in the family’, ‘someone in my acquaintance have/had a gambling problem’, ‘alcohol consumption’ among the athletes. Coaches of men’s teams had a higher prevalence (7%) than did coaches of women’s teams (3%). The findings suggest that the sports clubs should have greater knowledge about gambling problems as well as a communication strategy of their acquired knowledge to their athletes and coaches.
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Nine studies examined the prevalence of mental ill-health amongst general elite-level coaching populations.
“Nine studies (21.4%) [11, 12, 81, 93, 96, 99, 111–113] also examined the prevalence of mental ill-health amongst general elite-level coaching populations”
From The Mental Health of Elite-Level Coaches: A Systematic Scoping Review (2024) · cites this paper as [112]
6% of a sample of professional coaches from Sweden (n = 401) met the criteria for risky gambling behaviours on the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI).
“Furthermore, in a sample of professional coaches from Sweden (n = 401), it was reported that 6% met the criteria for risky gambling behaviours on the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) [112].”
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Background
- Authors
- Vinberg, M., Durbeej, N., & Rosendahl, I.
- Affiliations
- Region Stockholm (SE)
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Vinberg, Maria
- Venue
- International Gambling Studies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2020-02-13
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 262-281
- ISSN
- 1445-9795 (ISSN-L)
- 1479-4276
- OpenAlex
- W3005976485
- Cited by
- 39
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 1.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Gambling Studies (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- HRB National Drugs Library (Health Research Board) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Public Health Agency of Sweden (1592-20216-3.4.4)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Sports Analytics and Performance
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Keywords
- gambling, problem gambling, elite athletes, sports coaches, prevalence, alcohol consumption, gender differences, sports clubs
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