Evaluating the role of social marketing campaigns to prevent youth gambling problems: a qualitative study.

نویسندگان

  • Carmen Messerlian
  • Jeffrey Derevensky
چکیده

BACKGROUND Gambling among adolescents is a growing public health concern. To date, social marketing as a strategy to address problem gambling among youth has not been widely used. METHODS A qualitative study through the use of focus groups was conducted to explore adolescents' exposure to existing prevention campaigns and their message content and communication strategy preferences for a youth gambling social marketing campaign. FINDINGS Participants prefer that youth gambling ads depict real-life stories, use an emotional appeal and portray the negative consequences associated with gambling problems. They further recommend illustrating the basic facts of gambling using simple messages that raise awareness without making a judgement. Participants caution against the "don't do it" approach, suggesting it does not reflect the current youth gambling culture. CONCLUSION This study should serve as a starting point for the development of a gambling prevention social marketing campaign. Targeting variables and campaign strategies highlighted should be considered in the early stages of development and tested along the way.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique

دوره 98 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007