Undergraduate Women Who Have Gambled in Casinos

Are They at Risk

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6061784
AutoresLynn Blinn‐pike (0000-0002-7594-5506, Indiana University), Sheri Lokken Worthy (0000-0001-7069-830X, Mississippi State University, autor correspondente)
Ano2008
Volume37
Fascículo1
Páginas71-83
Data de publicação2008-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoFamily and Consumer Sciences Research Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1077-727X • E-ISSN: 1552-3934
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1177/1077727x08322861
OpenAlexW2032415416
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas31

The aim of this study is to describe female undergraduates who have gambled in casinos compared with their peers who have never participated in casino gambling or gambling in any form. Pathological gambling has been linked to financial problems, marital stress, lost time at work and school, depression, and even suicide. Female students (n = 179, mean age 21.64) from a southeastern university are questioned about their gambling behaviors, sensation‐seeking traits, and alcohol consumption. Female college students who have participated in casino gambling have higher sensation‐seeking scores, higher scores on a measure of gambling severity, consumed alcohol on more occasions over the past 30 days, and have binge drunk more frequently than their peers. Implications are presented for gambling prevention and research

Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Binge drinking · Marital status · Personality · Psychiatry · Sensation Seeking · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology