A revision about pathological gambling and use of Alcohol in Adolescents

Abstract

The aim of this review was to synthesize scientific research on the relationship between pathological gambling and alcohol consumption in adolescents and young people (10 to 24 years old). Academic Onefile, Academic Search Complete (EBSCO), Dialnet, EBSCOhost (MedicLatina and Medline) Scopus and Springer databases were selected to find articles published between 2005 and 2020. The final sample was 14 articles. On average, the prevalence of pathological gambling was 5.32% (SD = 2.12). All research concluded that pathological gambling and alcohol use are problems with a low intensity positive correlation. This relationship is more intense among men than women, although only two studies (14.28%) provided evidence in this regard. Our findings may help to describe the state of the art in this phenomenon and, thus, create awareness of its magnitude among the population.