Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Psychiatry Res. 2011 Jul 30;188(2):269-75. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.04.008. Epub 2011 May 6.
Data from the Gambling Impact and Behavior Study (GIBS), a national survey of 2417 U.S. adults, were examined by multivariate analysis to investigate characteristics of past-year recreational gamblers who participated in casino-only, non-casino-only, and both casino and non-casino gambling. Compared to non-casino-only gamblers, individuals who gambled in both locations had higher rates of alcohol use and abuse/dependence, lower rates of drug use, more frequent gambling, and larger wins and losses. Compared to casino-only gamblers, individuals who gambled in both locations reported less drug use, poorer subjective health, earlier age of gambling onset, greater frequency of gambling, and larger wins and losses. Compared to casino-only or non-casino-only gambling, gambling in both locations was associated with more frequent and heavier gambling. Findings suggest aspects of recreational gambling, such as gambling venue, may have important public health implications and should be considered in guidelines for responsible gambling.
对美国成年人进行的全国性调查“赌博影响和行为研究(GIBS)”的数据进行了多元分析,以研究过去一年只在赌场、非赌场和赌场及非赌场均有参与的娱乐性赌博者的特征。与非赌场的赌客相比,在两个地方都有赌博的个体更有可能酗酒和滥用/依赖酒精,较少使用毒品,赌博更频繁,赢和输的数额更大。与只在赌场赌博的个体相比,在两个地方都有赌博的个体报告说使用毒品的频率较低,主观健康状况较差,开始赌博的年龄较早,赌博频率更高,赢和输的数额更大。与只在赌场或非赌场赌博相比,在两个地方都有赌博的行为与更频繁和更严重的赌博有关。研究结果表明,娱乐性赌博的某些方面,例如赌博场所,可能具有重要的公共卫生意义,应在负责任赌博的准则中予以考虑。