Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance, 101 Station Landing, 2nd Floor, Medford, MA 02155, USA.
Psychol Addict Behav. 2010 Mar;24(1):89-97. doi: 10.1037/a0018452.
Gambling is an important public health concern. To better understand gambling behavior, we conducted a classroom-based survey that assessed the role of the theory of planned behavior (TPB; i.e., intentions, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and attitudes) in past-year gambling and gambling frequency among college students. Results from this research support the utility of the TPB to explain gambling behavior in this population. Specifically, in TPB models to predict gambling behavior, friend and family subjective norms and perceived behavioral control predicted past-year gambling, and friend and family subjective norms, attitudes, and perceived behavioral control predicted gambling frequency. Intention to gamble mediated these relationships. These findings suggest that college-based responsible gambling efforts should consider targeting misperceptions of approval regarding gambling behavior (i.e., subjective norms), personal approval of gambling behavior (i.e., attitudes), and perceived behavioral control to better manage gambling behavior in various situations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).
赌博是一个重要的公共卫生关注点。为了更好地理解赌博行为，我们进行了一项基于课堂的调查，评估了计划行为理论（TPB；即意图、主观规范、感知行为控制和态度）在大学生过去一年的赌博行为和赌博频率中的作用。这项研究的结果支持了 TPB 在解释该人群赌博行为方面的效用。具体来说，在 TPB 模型中预测赌博行为，朋友和家庭的主观规范和感知行为控制预测了过去一年的赌博行为，而朋友和家庭的主观规范、态度和感知行为控制预测了赌博频率。赌博意图在这些关系中起中介作用。这些发现表明，基于大学的负责任的赌博措施应该考虑针对对赌博行为的认可的误解（即主观规范）、对赌博行为的个人认可（即态度）和感知行为控制，以更好地管理各种情况下的赌博行为。（心理学信息数据库记录（c）2010 APA，保留所有权利）。
