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28.02.2024 | Original Research

Evaluation of Effectiveness of the Unplugged Program on Gambling Behaviours among Adolescents: Study Protocol of the Experimental Controlled Study “GAPUnplugged”

verfasst von: Federica D. Vigna-Taglianti, Marco Martorana, Erica Viola, Mariaelisa Renna, Serena Vadrucci, Alberto Sciutto, Chiara Andrà, Emina Mehanović, Maria Ginechesi, Claudia Vullo, Adalgisa Ceccano, Pietro Casella, Fabrizio Faggiano, The GAPUnplugged Coordination Group

Erschienen in: Journal of Prevention | Ausgabe 3/2024

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Abstract

Gambling risk behaviour is an emerging problem among adolescents. “Unplugged” is an effective Social Influence curriculum for preventing substance use among students. This study aims to develop and test a new component focused on gambling added to the Unplugged program. Schools of Piedmont region and Rome city were invited to participate in the study. A self-completed anonymous questionnaire including questions on socio-demographic characteristics, addictive behaviours, beliefs, attitudes and risk perceptions about gambling, normative perceptions, parental practices, school climate, refusal skills, impulsiveness, self-esteem, antisocial behaviours and sensation seeking was prepared for baseline and follow-up surveys. The protocol of the study was submitted and approved by the Novara Ethical Committee and registered in ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05630157, Protocol ID: 080.742, 11/17/2022). Twenty-nine schools accepted to participate in the study. Sixty-three classes (1325 students) satisfied the eligibility criteria for intervention and were allocated to the intervention arm, and the other 61 (1269 students) were allocated to the control arm. Because of drop-out, absentees, refusals, and invalid questionnaires, data on 1874 students (998 in the intervention and 876 in the control arm), were available for the analysis at baseline. Data management of follow-up questionnaires is in progress. Results of the present study will be useful to clarify the effectiveness of prevention interventions in reducing gambling behaviours among adolescents. Moreover, this will be the first experience of evaluating a new component focused on a different risk behaviour, added to a curriculum previously shown as effective on other risk behaviours.

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Titel: Evaluation of Effectiveness of the Unplugged Program on Gambling Behaviours among Adolescents: Study Protocol of the Experimental Controlled Study “GAPUnplugged”
verfasst von: Federica D. Vigna-Taglianti
Marco Martorana
Erica Viola
Mariaelisa Renna
Serena Vadrucci
Alberto Sciutto
Chiara Andrà
Emina Mehanović
Maria Ginechesi
Claudia Vullo
Adalgisa Ceccano
Pietro Casella
Fabrizio Faggiano
The GAPUnplugged Coordination Group
Publikationsdatum: 28.02.2024
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Prevention / Ausgabe 3/2024
Print ISSN: 2731-5533
Elektronische ISSN: 2731-5541
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-024-00772-4

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