Department of Psychology, University of Macau, Av. Padre Tomas Pereira, Taipa, Macao, China.
J Gambl Stud. 2012 Jun;28(2):315-24. doi: 10.1007/s10899-011-9250-4.
The present study, using the theory of planned behavior (TPB), investigated psychological correlates of intention to gamble and problem gambling among Chinese college students. Nine hundred and thirty two Chinese college students (aged from 18 to 25 years) in Hong Kong and Macao were surveyed. The findings generally support the efficacy of the TPB in explaining gambling intention and problems among Chinese college students. Specifically, the results of the path analysis indicate gambling intention and perceived control over gambling as the most proximal predictors of problem gambling, whereas attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived control, which are TPB components, influence gambling intention. Thus, these three TPB components should make up the core contents of the prevention and intervention efforts against problem gambling for Chinese college students.
本研究运用计划行为理论（TPB），调查了中国大学生赌博意愿和问题赌博的心理相关因素。对香港和澳门的 932 名年龄在 18 至 25 岁的中国大学生进行了调查。研究结果普遍支持 TPB 理论在中国大学生赌博意愿和问题赌博中的解释力。具体来说，路径分析的结果表明，赌博意愿和对赌博的感知控制是预测问题赌博的最直接因素，而态度、主观规范和感知控制是 TPB 的组成部分，影响着赌博意愿。因此，这三个 TPB 组成部分应该构成针对中国大学生问题赌博预防和干预工作的核心内容。
