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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 97-107 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 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