The Mediating Role of Psychological Distress in Excessive Gambling among Young People: A Four-Country Study
| العنوان: | The Mediating Role of Psychological Distress in Excessive Gambling among Young People: A Four-Country Study |
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| المؤلفون: | Anu Sirola, Atte Oksanen, Ilkka Vuorinen, Iina Savolainen, Markus Kaakinen, Izabela Zych, Hye-Jin Paek |
| المساهمون: | Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy, Tampere University, Unit of Social Research |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 13 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 6973, p 6973 (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI AG, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Vulnerability, 030508 substance abuse, 0302 clinical medicine, nuoret, psychological distress, adolescents, Young adult, Finland, Loneliness, applied_psychology, 3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health, PREVALENCE, ADDICTION, yksinäisyys, Scale (social sciences), 5141 Sociology, GAMBLERS, Medicine, Female, HEALTH, medicine.symptom, 0305 other medical science, Psychology, Clinical psychology, Adult, young adults, Adolescent, 515 Psychology, Article, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, sense of mastery, Republic of Korea, rahapelit, loneliness, medicine, Humans, VALIDITY, Association (psychology), nuoret aikuiset, henkinen pahoinvointi, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, elämänhallinta, PATHWAYS, Psychological distress, ongelmapelaaminen, 030227 psychiatry, Cross-Sectional Studies, Spain, Gambling, excessive gambling, Survey data collection, SCREEN, General Health Questionnaire |
| الوصف: | Background and aims: Loneliness and a low sense of mastery are associated with excessive gambling, but the underlying processes of these relationships remain unstudied. Because psychological distress can increase vulnerability to excessive gambling, we investigated its mediating role in these relationships among young people. To meet the need for cross-country research, we also observed how these relationships occur in four countries with different cultures. Design, setting, and participants: Demographically balanced cross-sectional survey data were collected from 15–25-year-olds in Finland (n = 1200 50% male), the United States (n = 1212 49.8% male), South Korea (n = 1192 49.6% male), and Spain (n = 1212 51.2% male). Measurements: Excessive gambling was measured with the South Oaks Gambling Screen, psychological distress was assessed with the 12-item General Health Questionnaire, loneliness was measured with the three-item Loneliness Scale, and low sense of mastery was assessed with the Pearlin Mastery Scale. Associations were examined first using zero-inflated negative binomial regression analyses with excessive gambling as the outcome. In addition, path analyses were performed to study how loneliness and low sense of mastery relate to excessive gambling, with psychological distress as the mediating variable. Findings: Loneliness and low sense of mastery were associated indirectly with excessive gambling via psychological distress in all country samples. Low sense of mastery was also directly associated with excessive gambling. There was a direct association between loneliness and excessive gambling only in samples from South Korea and Spain. Conclusions: Psychological distress is an important factor in understanding how loneliness and sense of mastery relate to gambling. |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf; fulltext |
| تدمد: | 1660-4601 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::15ec93b76c50ab0c181250db15dc32b4Test https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136973Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....15ec93b76c50ab0c181250db15dc32b4 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 16604601 |
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