Gainsbury Sally M, Russell Alex, Blaszczynski Alex, Hing Nerilee
Centre for Gambling Education & Research, Southern Cross University, P.O. Box 157, Lismore NSW 2480, Australia; School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Brennan MacCallum Building (A18), University of Sydney NSW 2006, Australia.
School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Brennan MacCallum Building (A18), University of Sydney NSW 2006, Australia.
Addict Behav. 2015 Feb;41:34-40. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.09.023. Epub 2014 Sep 28.
Research suggests that Internet-based gambling includes risk factors that may increase gambling problems. The current study aimed to investigate subgroups of gamblers to identify the potential harms associated with various forms and modes of gambling. An online survey was completed by 4,594 respondents identified as Internet-only (IG), land-based only (LBGs), or mixed-mode (MMG) gamblers based on self-reported gambling behaviour in the last 12months. Results showed significant socio-demographic differences between groups, with the LBGs being the oldest and MMGs the youngest. MMGs engaged in the greatest variety of gambling forms, had the highest average problem gambling severity scores, and were more likely to attribute problems to sports betting than the other groups. IGs were involved in the lowest number of divergent gambling activities, most likely to gamble frequently on sports and races, and attribute problems to these forms. Compared to the other groups, LBs had a higher proportion of problem gamblers than IGs and were most likely to play electronic gaming machines weekly, with this form of gambling contributing to problems at a substantially greater rate. This study confirms the importance of considering gambling involvement across subgroups of Internet or land-based gamblers. There is a need to consider the interaction between forms and modes of gambling to advance our understanding of the potential risk of mode of gambling to contribute to problems.
研究表明，基于互联网的赌博包含一些可能会增加赌博问题的风险因素。当前的研究旨在调查赌徒的亚群体，以确定与各种赌博形式和模式相关的潜在危害。根据过去12个月的自我报告赌博行为，4594名被认定为仅参与网络赌博（IG）、仅参与实体赌博（LBG）或参与混合模式赌博（MMG）的受访者完成了一项在线调查。结果显示，不同群体之间存在显著的社会人口统计学差异，LBG年龄最大，MMG年龄最小。MMG参与的赌博形式种类最多，平均问题赌博严重程度得分最高，并且与其他群体相比，更有可能将问题归因于体育博彩。IG参与的不同赌博活动数量最少，最有可能经常在体育赛事和赛马项目上赌博，并将问题归因于这些赌博形式。与其他群体相比，LBG中问题赌徒的比例高于IG，并且最有可能每周玩电子游戏机，这种赌博形式导致问题的比例要高得多。这项研究证实了考虑互联网或实体赌徒亚群体的赌博参与情况的重要性。有必要考虑赌博形式和模式之间的相互作用，以加深我们对赌博模式导致问题的潜在风险的理解。
