Trastornos comportamentales 2022: Juego con dinero, videojuegos y uso compulsivo de internet en España

The Observatorio Español de las Drogas y las Adicciones (OEDA) and the Delegación del Gobierno para el Plan Nacional sobre Drogas published this 2022 monographic on behavioural disorders in Spain, covering gambling with money, video game use and compulsive internet use. The data come from the EDADES survey (population aged 15-64, household interviews) and the ESTUDES survey (students aged 14-18, classroom questionnaires), with modules on these behaviours included since 2014 and video games since 2019. The report describes prevalence, types of games, spending, and screening scales (DSM-5, Lie/Bet, CIUS).

In 2022, 58.1% of the population aged 15-64 had gambled with money in the last year, with online gambling at 5.3% and in-person gambling at 57.4%. Among students aged 14-18 in 2021, 20.1% had gambled with money, and 9.4% had done so online.

Using DSM-5 criteria, the report estimates that 1.3% of the 15-64 population shows possible problem gambling and 0.4% a possible gambling disorder in 2022. In 2021, 23.5% of students aged 14-18 showed a high risk of compulsive internet use, and 7.1% showed a possible video game use disorder.