Testing an explanatory model for preventing college students' problem gambling

Hyangjin Park, Suk Sun Kim

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)97-107
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
Volume29
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2018

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
-This study was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and future Planning(No. 2015R1A2A2A01004575)

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing.

Keywords

  • Pathological gambling
  • Self-control
  • Structural models
  • Students

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