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JOURNAL OF GAMBLING STUDIES
Volume 28, Issue 2, Pages 315-324Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-011-9250-4
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Theory of planned behavior; Problem gambling; Attitudes; Norms; Perceived control; Intention; College students; Chinese
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The present study, using the theory of planned behavior (TPB), investigated psychological correlates of intention to gamble and problem gambling among Chinese college students. Nine hundred and thirty two Chinese college students (aged from 18 to 25 years) in Hong Kong and Macao were surveyed. The findings generally support the efficacy of the TPB in explaining gambling intention and problems among Chinese college students. Specifically, the results of the path analysis indicate gambling intention and perceived control over gambling as the most proximal predictors of problem gambling, whereas attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived control, which are TPB components, influence gambling intention. Thus, these three TPB components should make up the core contents of the prevention and intervention efforts against problem gambling for Chinese college students.
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