title: [The Finnish first year junior high school students gambling behaviour is associated with substance use and low academic performance].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The study investigated Finnish 7th grade school children's gambling behaviour and gambling prevalence.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants (N = 988) in this study were from eleven schools in Finland.Χ2X-tests, mean comparisons and correlations were used to analyse the data. The retention rate was 9.,6%.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nearly one-third of the participants had gambled once or twice. .,0% of the participants were problem gamblers and .,8% gambled at-risk level. Significant others' gambling was associated with participants 'problem gambling.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adolescent problem gambling prevalence and at-risk level of gambling were higher compared to the adult population. Replication of this study with the larger sample is needed in order to confirm the results.
authors.forename: Sari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Castrén
authors.forename: Marjut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grainger
authors.forename: Hannu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alho
authors.forename: Tuuli
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lahti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D005715:Gambling / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence