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Testing an Explanatory Model for Preventing College Students' Problem Gambling

대학생의 문제도박 예방에 대한 설명모형 구축 및 검증

  • Park, Hyangjin (Department of Nursing, Chodang University, Graduate School, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Kim, Suk-Sun (College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University)
  • 박향진 (초당대학교 간호학과.이화여자대학교 대학원) ;
  • 김석선 (이화여자대학교 간호대학)
  • Received : 2017.06.20
  • Accepted : 2018.02.25
  • Published : 2018.03.31
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Abstract

Purpose: A mediated model of Korean college students' problem gambling based on Blaszczynski and Nower's pathway model is developed and tested to explore mediating roles of self-control and irrational gambling beliefs in the association between emotionally vulnerable variables and problem gambling. Methods: 273 student participants recruited from 4 universities in Seoul and Gyeonggi, Korea responded. Data were collected with a structured self-report questionnaire comprising measures of problem gambling, depression, anxiety, coping styles, irrational gambling belief, and self-control. Results: The modified research model provides a reasonable fit to the data. Depression, anxiety, reflective coping, irrational beliefs, and self-control turned out to have direct effects on problem gambling, while indirect effects were reported in some suppressive and reactive styles. These predictors account for 38% of the college students' problem gambling. Conclusion: The findings suggest that developing intervention programs for reducing depression, anxiety, irrational gambling beliefs, and increasing reflective coping and self-control are needed to prevent Korean college students'problem gambling.

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