Gambling, Family Dysfunction and Psychological Disorders: A Cross- Sectional Study
| Autor: | Japhet Niyonsenga, Marie Aime Uwiduhaye, Jean Mutabaruka, Assumpta Muhayisa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Adolescent Alcohol Drinking Sociology and Political Science Substance-Related Disorders Cross-sectional study Psychopathy 030508 substance abuse Dysfunctional family 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Big Five personality traits General Psychology Aged Antisocial Personality Disorder medicine.disease Brief MAST 030227 psychiatry Test (assessment) Substance abuse Sleep deprivation Cross-Sectional Studies Gambling medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Gambling Studies. 37:1127-1137 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3602 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10899-020-09986-7 |
| Popis: | The present study aimed to identify predictors and effects of problem gambling and examine the moderating role of family dysfunction between problem gambling and its effects. A sample of 104 gamblers (all were men, Mean = 26.2, SD = 6.8), was recruited from gambling venues in an urban area of Musanze district, Northern Province of Rwanda. Participants were aged above the legal age of 16 years. Data were collected using the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI), the Brief Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (Brief MAST), Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10), the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R), the Big Five Inventory (BFI), the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and the Family Dysfunction Test. SPSS (version22) was used to carry out all statistical analyses. Results showed that personality traits predicted problem gambling. Additionally, problem gambling was associated with alcohol use, drug abuse, sleep deprivation, antisocial tendency and family dysfunction. Family dysfunction moderated the effects of problem gambling on drug abuse, alcohol use and sleep deprivation. Gambling is a complex but assessable phenomenon and future studies may explore further its correlates. |
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