Fisher S
Centre for Research into the Social Impact of Gambling, Department Sociology, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA, United Kingdom.
J Gambl Stud. 2000 Spring;16(1):25-51. doi: 10.1023/a:1009479300400.
This study is the first attempt to measure the prevalence of problem gambling attributable to a specific sector of the gambling industry. One thousand, one hundred and five casino patrons in 40 casinos in the UK were interviewed, face-to-face. Respondents were screened for problem gambling using a multiple response version of DSM-IV (DSM-IV-MR). The study found support for Eadington's (1988) hypothesis, that UK casinos could be largely sustained by regular players, among whom the prevalence of problem gambling is high. The study also found support for the hypothesis that, to the extent different gambling sectors are patronised by demographically different client groups, so the problem gamblers associated with them will reflect these client groups. The problem gamblers among the regular casino patrons were demographically distinct from the problem gamblers in the sample who showed a preference for other gambling forms. Other key findings support those found in other jurisdictions. Sector-specific prevalence studies may be the next step forward in epidemiological research on problem gambling. They have the major advantage of netting significantly more problem gamblers from much smaller samples than similar studies in the general population. They also have the potential to reveal the proportion of problem gamblers attributable to each sector, along with their demographic characteristics. Such information would result in more specific information being available for regulators seeking to minimise the social impact of problem gambling and those involved in the development of prevention and treatment strategies.
本研究首次尝试衡量归因于博彩业特定领域的问题赌博患病率。对英国40家赌场的1105名赌场顾客进行了面对面访谈。使用《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第四版多反应版（DSM-IV-MR）对受访者进行问题赌博筛查。该研究支持伊丁顿（1988年）的假设，即英国赌场在很大程度上可以由常客维持，其中问题赌博的患病率很高。该研究还支持以下假设，即不同的博彩领域受不同人口统计学客户群体光顾的程度不同，与之相关的问题赌徒也会反映这些客户群体的特征。常客赌场顾客中的问题赌徒在人口统计学上与样本中偏好其他赌博形式的问题赌徒不同。其他主要发现与其他司法管辖区的发现一致。特定领域的患病率研究可能是问题赌博流行病学研究的下一步。它们具有显著优势，即从比普通人群中的类似研究小得多的样本中筛选出更多的问题赌徒。它们还有潜力揭示归因于每个领域的问题赌徒比例及其人口统计学特征。这些信息将为寻求将问题赌博的社会影响降至最低的监管机构以及参与预防和治疗策略制定的人员提供更具体的信息。
