Parhami Iman, Siani Aaron, Campos Michael D, Rosenthal Richard J, Fong Timothy W
UCLA Gambling Studies Program, 760 Westwood Plaza, Mailcode: 175919, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Int J Ment Health Addict. 2012 Oct 1;10(5):710-721. doi: 10.1007/s11469-011-9372-z.
Nearly half a million United States residents identify themselves as being of Iranian origin, and many in this population are of high socioeconomic status. Although games of chance have been a notable part of Iranian culture for thousands of years, there is almost no research exploring gambling in this population. The objective of this case study is to explore gambling pathology, gambling behavior, and gambling motives among Iranian-Americans using a convenience sample (=182) at a September 2010 Iranian festival in Southern California. Of this sample, 20% (=37) and 7% (=13) screened positive for problem and pathological gambling, respectively. According to the Gambling Motives Questionnaire, enhancement was the preferred motive for gambling ("because you like the feeling, because it's exciting, to get a high feeling, because it's fun, because it makes you feel good"). Pathological gamblers showed a considerable difference in subscale scores between enhancement and either coping or social motives, and problem gamblers showed a considerable difference between enhancement and coping motives. Possible explanations for the higher prevalence of gambling disorders in this sample are discussed. Our results support the notion that underlying cultural factors play a role in the development of gambling disorders.
近50万美国居民称自己有伊朗血统，而且这一群体中有许多人社会经济地位较高。尽管数千年来，博彩游戏一直是伊朗文化的显著组成部分，但几乎没有研究探讨这一群体中的赌博行为。本案例研究的目的是，在2010年9月于南加州举办的一场伊朗节日活动中，通过一个便利样本（n = 182）来探究美籍伊朗人的赌博病态、赌博行为及赌博动机。在这个样本中，分别有20%（n = 37）和7%（n = 13）的人筛查出存在问题赌博和病态赌博。根据《赌博动机问卷》，增强体验是首选的赌博动机（“因为你喜欢这种感觉，因为它令人兴奋，为了获得兴奋感，因为它有趣，因为它让你感觉良好”）。病态赌徒在增强体验动机与应对或社交动机的分量表得分上存在显著差异，问题赌徒在增强体验动机与应对动机上也存在显著差异。本文讨论了该样本中赌博障碍患病率较高的可能原因。我们的研究结果支持了这样一种观点，即潜在的文化因素在赌博障碍的发展中起作用。
