Perceived Availability, Risks, and Benefits of Gambling among College Students

Wickwire, Emerson M.; Whelan, James P.; West, Robin; Meyers, Andrew W.; McCausland, Claudia; Leullen, Jason

doi:10.1007/s10899-007-9057-5

Cited by 53 publications

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“…This is of concern, as perceiving benefits from gambling has a significant positive relationship with problem gambling among college students (Wickwire et al, 2007). Research examining college students' motivation for gambling has found that money, enjoyment, social contact, and excitement were the top reasons for gambling (Neighbors, Lostutter, Cronce, & Larimer, 2002).…”

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Gambling and Video Game Playing Among Youth

McBride

Derevensky

2017

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Gambling and video game playing represent two leisure activities in which adolescents and young adults participate. There are psychological and behavioural parallels between slot machine gambling and video arcade game playing. Because both activities have similar negative effects associated with excessive play (e.g., poor academic performance, moodiness, loss of interest in activities previously enjoyed, interpersonal conflict) there is concern that children and adolescents who are attracted to video games, for both psychological rewards and the challenge, may be at greater risk to gamble. The current research examined the gambling (land-based, online for money, and free online gambling games), video game, and Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPG) playing behaviour in adolescents and young adults to determine shared risk factors and negative consequences for excessive play. These factors include depression, personality characteristics (i.e., impulsivity and extraversion), and outcome expectancies.Results indicate that gamblers, relative to non-gamblers, were more likely to play video games. Video game players were more likely than non-players to gamble offline and report playing free online gambling games. Problem gamblers had higher rates of video game playing than non-gamblers and addicted gamers had higher rates of land-based gambling than nongamers. In addition, MMORPG players, relative to non-players, were more likely to have participated in online gambling activities, gambled offline, and played free online gambling games. There were no significant differences among the three gambling groups for depression, however addicted gamers had significantly higher depression scores than both social and non-

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Gambling and Video Game Playing Among Youth

McBride

Derevensky

2017

JGI

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“…Whereas some studies (e.g., LaBrie, Shaffer, LaPlante, & Wechsler, 2003;Slutske, Jackson, & Sher, 2003) indicate that the college student population might have a lower percentage of gamblers than the general population, others indicate the percentage is similar or higher (e.g., Wickwire et al, 2007;Winters, Bengston, Door, & Stinchfield, 1998). However, research has indicated that college students who gamble are more likely to do so at a disordered level (Blinn-Pike, Lokken Worthy, & Jonkman, 2007;Shaffer & Hall, 2001).…”

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Using the theory of planned behavior to predict gambling behavior.

Martin

Usdan

Nelson

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Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Gambling is an important public health concern. To better understand gambling behavior, we conducted a classroom-based survey that assessed the role of the theory of planned behavior (TPB; i.e., intentions, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and attitudes) in past year gambling and gambling frequency among college students. Results from this research support the utility of the TPB to explain gambling behavior in this population. Specifically, in TPB models to predict gambling behavior, friend and family subjective norms and perceived behavioral control predicted past year gambling and friend and family subjective norms, attitudes and perceived behavioral control predicted gambling frequency. Intention to gamble mediated these relationships. These findings suggest that college responsible gambling efforts should consider targeting misperceptions of approval regarding gambling behavior (i.e., subjective norms), personal approval of gambling behavior (i.e., attitudes), and perceived behavioral control to better manage gambling behavior in various situations.

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“…A third of the 419 participants had taken part in gambling activities in the previous month. While a large majority of youth had not gambled in the previous month, 21.2% took part in gambling activities on a weekly or daily basis, a proportion higher than that found in studies among 18-to-25-year-old university students (between 4% and 18.5%) [7,10,22,55]. Furthermore, 11.9% had spent between $100 and $5000, which is a considerable sum considering the living conditions of these youth.…”

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confidence: 83%