Prevalence and Possible Predictors of Gambling Disorder in a Sample of Students in the Healthcare Professions

Bibliographic Data

ID15480796
AuthorsFrancesca Scandroglio (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Giulia Ferrazzi (0009-0005-1103-493X, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Alessia Giacobazzi (0000-0003-3962-9343, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Vera Vinci (Azienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia), M Marchi (0000-0003-2970-1276, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Gian Maria Galeazzi (0000-0003-2706-3362, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, corresponding author), Alessandro Musetti (0000-0003-4125-0068, University of Parma), Luca Pingani (0000-0003-3428-8308, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)
Year2022
Volume20
Issue1
Pages452-452
Publication date2022-12-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20010452
PMID36612781
OpenAlexW4313577021
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited51

The Italian version of the South Oaks Gambling Screen questionnaire (SOGS) and a socio-demographic questionnaire were administered to a sample of 275 healthcare professions students aged 19 to 58 years (mean age = 22.17; females = 81.1%) to address the research objectives: to examine the prevalence and correlates of problem gambling in a population of university healthcare professions students in Italy. Among the sample, 8.7% ( n = 24) of participants showed problem gambling and 1.5% ( n = 4) pathologic gambling. Lottery and scratch cards were the most frequent type of gambling in the sample, followed by cards and bingo. Compared to females, males tend to be more involved in problem gambling and pathological gambling. Males tend to be more involved than females in different types of gambling (such as cards, sports bets, gambling at the casino). Pathological gambling is positively associated with gender, being students lagging behind the regular schedule of exams and parents' level of education. These findings have important implications in terms of prevention and intervention on gambling and pathological gambling. Universities should make available educational programs and counselling services to address this issue

Environmental health · Health care · Impulse control disorder · Intervention (counseling · Lagging · Lottery · Pathological · Population · Psychiatry · Sample (material · Clinical Psychology · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Medicine · Psychology

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