Gupta Rina, Derevensky Jeffrey, Marget Nancy
International Centre for Youth Gambling and High-Risk Behaviors, McGill University, 3724 McTavish Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1Y2, Canada. E-mail:
Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2004 Sep;9(3):115-120. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2004.00092.x.
This study explored the relationship between coping styles, gambling behaviours and substance use amongst adolescents.
Five hundred and eighty-seven students, aged 12 to 17, volunteered to participate and completed all scales. Participants completed a gambling screen (DSM-IV-J), coping scale (CISS), and a questionnaire developed to assess types and patterns of gambling behaviours (GAQ).
The results suggest that those youths who gamble excessively exhibit coping styles that are more emotion based, avoidant, and distraction-oriented.
The results suggest a need to teach high-risk youth more effective active coping strategies in order to minimise their potential for engaging in addictive behaviours. Such efforts should form a substantial part of school-based prevention initiatives.
本研究探讨了青少年应对方式、赌博行为与物质使用之间的关系。
587名年龄在12至17岁之间的学生自愿参与并完成了所有量表。参与者完成了一个赌博筛查（DSM-IV-J）、应对方式量表（CISS）以及一个为评估赌博行为类型和模式而编制的问卷（GAQ）。
结果表明，那些过度赌博的青少年表现出更多基于情绪、回避和分心导向的应对方式。
结果表明有必要教导高风险青少年更有效的积极应对策略，以尽量减少他们从事成瘾行为的可能性。这些努力应成为学校预防举措的重要组成部分。
