Peer and Parental Social Norms as Determinants of Gambling Initiation: A Prospective Study.

Purpose: Despite the potential consequences of gambling during adolescence, the factors involved in the initiation of this behavior are relatively understudied. Using a longitudinal design, the present study analyzed the contribution of parental and peer norms to adolescent gambling initiation.

Methods: A sample of 440 adolescent non-gamblers (50.

Childhood use of coin pusher and crane grab machines, and adult gambling: A conceptual replication of Newall et al. (2021).

Background And Aims: Youth gambling research mainly focuses on the illegal use of age-restricted machines, but coin pusher and crane grab machines are gambling machines that can be used by people of any age in the UK, and are also in use internationally. Previous cross-sectional evidence has associated recollected childhood usage of these machines with adult gambling participation and levels of problem gambling amongst adult gamblers. We attempted to conceptually replicate the findings of one of these studies (Newall et al.

Self-reported adverse events within the seven days following the Spikevax® (Moderna) vaccination.

Objective: Continuous monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines safety may provide  additional information to health care professionals and the general population.  The aim of the present study was to analyze the local and systemic adverse  events following the administration of the Spikevax® (Moderna) vaccine, and  to identify the factors related to greater reactogenicity.

Method: Using a telephone survey, we interviewed 331 recipient of the  Spikevax® vaccine (50.

Reactogenicity of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech) against COVID-19 in workers of a tertiary hospital.

Objective: To analyze the local and systemic reactions that appeared after the first and second dose of the BNT162b2 vaccine against COVID‑19 (Pfizer- BioNTech) in a sample of workers from a tertiary hospital, and to identify the  factors related to greater vaccine reactogenicity.

Method: A self-administered questionnaire was used to interview 291 workers  from a tertiary hospital who received the BNT162b2 vaccine against COVID-19  between January and March 2021. The questionnaire included questions about  the sociodemographic variables of the participants, previous COVID-19  infection, and local and systemic reactions after the first and second dose of  the vaccine.

Bridge Nodes between Personality Traits and Alcohol-Use Disorder Criteria: The Relevance of Externalizing Traits of Risk Taking, Callousness, and Irresponsibility.

Background: Personality disorders show strong comorbidities with alcohol-use disorder (AUD), and several personality traits have been found to be more frequent in people with AUD. This study analyzes which personality facets of those proposed in the Alternative Model of Personality Disorder (AMPD) of DSM-5 are associated with the diagnostic criteria of AUD.

Methods: The sample was composed of 742 participants randomly selected from the Spanish population, and 243 patients attending mental health services.

Changes in Alcohol Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Young Adults: The Prospective Effect of Anxiety and Depression.

Health measures instantiated to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have imposed significant constraints for the population and impacted on drinking habits and mental health. This study longitudinally compared changes in alcohol consumption before and after the COVID-19 outbreak and the impact of sociodemographic and mental health variables on such changes among a community sample of young adults. Data were collected in the context of a larger, ongoing longitudinal study.

[Covid-19: factors associated with emotional distress and psychological morbidity in spanish population.].

Objective: The socio-health emergency caused by COVID-19 may have a significant psychological impact on the population. For this reason, it is necessary to identify especially vulnerable social groups and protective factors that may reduce this impact, which was the objective of this study.

Methods: Using snowball sampling approach, 1,596 people residing in Spain during the lockdown answered an online questionnaire that included information on sociodemographic variables, symptoms, and contact with the disease, risk perception, precautionary measures to prevent infection and coping strategies during lockdown.

Behavioral Intention to Gamble Among Adolescents: Differences Between Gamblers and Non-gamblers-Prevention Recommendations.

Gambling is a rapidly growing phenomenon among adolescents associated with negative psychosocial effects. To prevent this public health problem, it is necessary to identify the factors that cause and maintain adolescent gambling. Based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB), structural equation models were used in a sample of 1174 adolescents (aged 12-20 years) to study the effect of attitudes, subjective norms and self-efficacy on gambling intention in adolescent gamblers (n = 432) and non-gamblers (n = 742).