Gambling of young people as a risky behavior is an increasingly current social problem, but also the subject of numerous researches. The gambling industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, and a significant increase in availability has taken place in the Bosnian and Herzegovinan society. Young people in BiH are entering the world of gambling more often and easier. Bad economic situation, social unrest, high poverty and unemployment rates contribute to this situation. World statistics show that the increase in gambling was significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Omnipresent digitalization during the pandemic, movement restrictions, but also existential uncertainty have opened a new path to online gambling. Therefore, an research was conducted in which the habits of young people (N=174) and their frequency of (online) gambling were examined. The questionnaire results showed that 70.5% of respondents had played games of chance at least once in their lives. Young people usually play one-time tickets and sports betting. Of particular concern is the fact that individuals play online games of chance on a daily basis. They usually invest a smaller amount of money and more than half of the respondents have lost money on betting at least once. The data show that gambling is most often out of boredom, fun and socializing, and they do not consider such behavior to be problematic. According to self-assessment, only 5.9% of respondents believe that their gambling is somewhat or completely problematic, while 3.7% state that the degree of gambling addiction is so high that they need professional help. On the other hand, Bosnia and Herzegovina lacks prevention programs aimed at problematic youth gambling, which is why they remain deprived of professional support. All of this suggests that serious investment in public health and social policies is needed to offer quality prevention and psychoeducational programs.

Danas postoji mnoštvo definicija koje su često nedostatne, neprihvatljive i neprimjerene savremenim shvatanjima braka i porodice. Iako se kroz historiju brak poimao kao monogamna zajednica muškarca i žene, u savremenom društvu, pod uticajem transformacijskih procesa, dolazi do formalno-pravnog izjednačavanja bračne i vanbračne veze, kao i tendencije legalizacije istospolnih brakova. Pod pritiskom modernizacije i individualizacije, te produženog školovanja, mladi sve češće odlažu brak za zrelije godine. Štoviše, brak je postao „zastarjela“ institucija, gdje sve veći broj mladih ljudi preferira zajednički život bez sudbonosnog „da.“ Alternativni oblici partnerstva su postali primamljiviji, lakši i interesantniji oblici suživota za mlade, a kohabitacija najraširenija forma zajedničkog života. U istraživanju se želio dobiti uvid u stavove mladih u Bosni i Hercegovini (N=234) o braku i altnerativnim oblicima partnerstva, prvenstveno kohabitaciji, kao i njihovim željama i planovima za budućnost kada je riječ o bračnom i porodičnom životu. Putem anketnog upitnika došlo se do saznanja da, pod pritiskom transformacijskih promjena, mladi u Bosni i Hercegovini preferiraju alternativne oblike partnerstva, ali i da, pod uticajem patrijarhalnog društva, brak smatraju najprihvatljivijom zajednicom muškarca i žene.

Addiction, dysfunctional use of "new technologies" and difficulties in limiting time spent using it, are not unusual due to the increasing usage of the internet. Young people, who are almost constantly connected, are particularly vulnerable. Recognizing the risk of pathological addiction, this paper explores the use of Internet, social networks and mobile phones among young people (N=310) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The aim of the research is to examine the extent to which young people use the internet, social networks and mobile phones, and what consequences this has on the emotional, cognitive and social functioning of youth. The study was conducted using the most commonly used diagnostic tool for measuring internet addiction, the so-called Internet Addiction Test, and a survey questionnaire created for this research. Results of the study showed a mild level of "new addiction" in youth, which included emotional and cognitive preoccupation with "new" ICT, neglect of work, lack of self-control and social problems caused by preoccupation with the Internet, social networks and mobile phones.