Undergraduate Women Who Have Gambled in Casinos

Are They at Risk

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6061784
AutoresLynn Blinn‐pike (0000-0002-7594-5506, Indiana University), Sheri Lokken Worthy (0000-0001-7069-830X, Mississippi State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2008
Volumen37
Número1
Páginas71-83
Fecha de publicación2008-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFamily and Consumer Sciences Research Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1077-727X • E-ISSN: 1552-3934
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1177/1077727x08322861
OpenAlexW2032415416
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias 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