Ladouceur R, Dubé D, Bujold A
Laval University, Quebec, Quebec.
Can J Psychiatry. 1994 Jun;39(5):289-93. doi: 10.1177/070674379403900509.
The prevalence of pathological gambling and problems associated with it were measured among 1,471 students of three colleges in the Quebec city metropolitan area. Almost 90% of the students had gambled and 21.7% of the students engage in this behaviour once a week or more. The prevalence of pathological gamblers was found to be 2.8% for the entire sample. The percentage of pathological gamblers was much higher among males (5.7%) than females (0.6%). The results indicate that pathological gambling is associated with economic, professional and interpersonal problems. The discussion addresses the implications of the present findings and suggests avenues for future research.
在魁北克市都会区三所学院的1471名学生中，对病态赌博及其相关问题的流行程度进行了测量。近90%的学生参与过赌博，21.7%的学生每周赌博一次或更频繁。整个样本中病态赌博者的患病率为2.8%。男性病态赌博者的比例（5.7%）远高于女性（0.6%）。结果表明，病态赌博与经济、职业和人际关系问题有关。讨论部分阐述了当前研究结果的意义，并提出了未来研究的方向。
