Wang Grace Y, Bellringer Maria E
School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia.
Centre for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia.
J Clin Med. 2022 Nov 30;11(23):7123. doi: 10.3390/jcm11237123.
Multiple factors are associated with disordered gambling, with some populations having a greater risk for developing disordered gambling than others. The present study, utilising data previously collected for a New Zealand (NZ) national gambling survey, explored the associations of social connectedness and leisure activities with risky gambling behaviour and quality of life. Poorer social connectedness and leisure activities were found to be associated with increased gambling risk and poorer quality of life, respectively. Social connectedness and leisure activities strongly predicted type of gambling activities and quality of life. Furthermore, Māori (NZ's indigenous population) had lower social connectedness and fewer leisure activities, and a greater gambling risk, as well as higher psychological distress, than the NZ European/Other population. These findings indicate that the risk of progressing from recreational gambling to risky gambling is relatively higher for Māori, and that social connectedness and leisure activities could be contributing factors for this increased risk. It is, therefore, important that social connectedness and leisure activities are seriously considered in public health and treatment efforts to reduce gambling harm for vulnerable populations.
多种因素与赌博 disorder 相关，一些人群比其他人群有更高的发展为赌博 disorder 的风险。本研究利用先前为新西兰全国赌博调查收集的数据，探讨了社会联系和休闲活动与危险赌博行为及生活质量之间的关联。研究发现，较差的社会联系和休闲活动分别与赌博风险增加和生活质量较差相关。社会联系和休闲活动强烈预测了赌博活动类型和生活质量。此外，毛利人（新西兰的原住民）的社会联系较低，休闲活动较少，赌博风险更高，心理困扰也比新西兰欧洲/其他人群更高。这些发现表明，毛利人从娱乐性赌博发展为危险赌博的风险相对较高，社会联系和休闲活动可能是导致这种风险增加的因素。因此，在公共卫生和治疗工作中，为减少弱势群体的赌博危害而认真考虑社会联系和休闲活动非常重要。
