کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1081611 | 950598 | 2007 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: Gambling and Health Risk Behaviors Among U.S. College Student-Athletes: Findings from a National Study Gambling and Health Risk Behaviors Among U.S. College Student-Athletes: Findings from a National Study](/preview/png/1081611.png)
PurposeTo examine prevalence and associations of gambling problems and health risk behaviors among college athletes from the first national survey of gambling among U.S. college student-athletes.MethodsConducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), this self-administered and anonymous survey collected information from a nationally representative sample of 20,739 student-athletes.ResultsMales consistently had higher past-year prevalence of gambling than females (e.g., 62.4% of males reported some type of gambling vs. 42.8% of females). Based on DSM-IV Gambling Screen, this study identified 4.3% of males and 0.4% of females as problem/pathological gamblers. A general upward trend existed that as the level of gambling problems increased, so did the prevalence of substance use, gorging/vomiting, and unprotected sex. Cross-group comparisons by gambler type were all significant. Problem and pathological gamblers also experienced significantly more drug/alcohol-related problems than non-gamblers and social gamblers.ConclusionsDirect associations found between gambling and multiple risk behaviors in college student-athletes support the persistence of the youth problem-behavior syndrome and suggest the need for multi-faceted initiatives to tackle these risk behaviors simultaneously.
Journal: Journal of Adolescent Health - Volume 40, Issue 5, May 2007, Pages 390–397