Trauma history and severity of gambling involvement among horse-race gamblers in a South African gambling setting - PubMed (original) (raw)
Trauma history and severity of gambling involvement among horse-race gamblers in a South African gambling setting
Karl Peltzer et al. Psychol Rep. 2006 Oct.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the frequency of gambling involvement and the prevalence of problem gambling among horse race gamblers and to discover whether problem gambling in this sample is associated with a history of trauma. Among a sample of 266 South African horse-race gamblers (94% men and 6% women, Mage 46.8 yr., SD = 13.9, range 18-85 years), 31.2% were classified as probable pathological gamblers and 19.9% with problem gambling. Major weekly gambling activities included racetrack betting (82%), purchase of lottery tickets or scratch tickets (35%), purchase of sports lottery tickets (23%), and using casino type games (18%). Trauma history was significantly associated with gambling severity.
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