Juego con dinero, uso de videojuegos y uso compulsivo de internet en España

The Spanish Observatorio Español de las Drogas y las Adicciones (OEDA) and the Delegación del Gobierno para el Plan Nacional sobre Drogas present a monographic report on behavioural addictions in Spain, covering gambling with money, compulsive internet use and video game use. The data come from the national EDADES survey (population aged 15 to 64) and the ESTUDES survey (students aged 14 to 18), using questionnaire modules added from 2014 onwards, with results representative at national level. The report notes that comparability between editions is limited because the questions were adapted over time.

In 2017, 60.2% of the 15 to 64 population had gambled money in the last 12 months, 59.5% in person and 3.5% online. Among students aged 14 to 18 in 2018, 25.5% had gambled money, with 10.3% gambling online and 22.7% in person. Online gambling was more common among boys than girls, and sports betting was the most common online game among adults.

Using DSM-V-based scales, the report estimates that 2.0% of adults show possible problem gambling and 0.5% a possible gambling disorder. Among students, 4.7% show possible problem gambling on the Lie/Bet scale, and 6.1% show a possible video game use disorder on a DSM-V-based scale. Possible compulsive internet use affected 20.0% of students in 2018 and about 2.9% of adults in 2017.