An Empirical Examinination of Jacobs' General Theory of Addictions: Do Adolescent Gamblers Fit the Theory?

被引：134

作者：

Gupta R. ^{[1
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]}

Derevensky J.L. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Educational Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Que. H3A 1Y2

来源：

Journal of Gambling Studies | 1998年 / 14卷 / 1期

关键词：

Alcohol; Logistic Regression; Alcohol Consumption; Substance Abuse; Cigarette Smoking;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1023046509031

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摘要：

The present study examines 817 adolescent High School students' gambling behavior. Participants completed the DSM-IVJ, a gambling screen examining severity of gambling problems along with the High School Personality Questionnaire (HSPQ), the Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale (RADS) and a questionnaire devised by the authors inquiring about gambling behavior, substance abuse, alcohol consumption, and cigarette smoking. The study seeks to test the Jacobs' (1986) General Theory of Addictions, using problem and pathological adolescent gamblers as the prototype to test the model. The results obtained through path analysis and logistic regression suggest that Jacobs' theory is a plausible and likely explanation for the development of a gambling addiction amongst adolescents. The clinical implications are addressed.

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