title: The link between competitive sports and gambling behaviors among youths.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examines the association between physical activities and gambling, making a distinction between two characteristics of the former: intensity level and type (competitive/non-competitive).
  
  
  METHODS
  316 adolescents from four high schools in Israel completed questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For males, participation in competitive athletic sports was associated with gambling frequency and problem gambling. For females, participation in competitive athletic sports was associated only with gambling frequency.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both types of physical activity and gender are important when analyzing the association between gambling and sporting activities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Youths involved in competitive sports are at greater risk for gambling involvement. (Am J Addict 2015;24:200-202).
authors: The Bob Shapell Scholl of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors: Belle
authors: B
authors: Gavriel-Fried
authors: The Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat- Gan, Israel.
authors: Israel
authors: I
authors: Bronstein
authors: The Bob Shapell Scholl of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors: Idit
authors: I
authors: Sherpsky
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001143:Arousal; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
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