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Attitudes Towards Gambling and Gambling Reform in Australia.
- Source :
- Journal of Gambling Studies; Mar2016, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p243-259, 17p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The Attitudes Towards Gambling Scale (ATGS) is a 14-item survey instrument examining general attitudes towards gambling (Orford et al. in Int Gambl Stud 9(1):39-54, 2009). The current study examined the validity of this scale in an Australian community sample of 1794 adults (52.8 % female). As well as considering measures of internal consistency and factor loadings, we examined the functional utility of the scale as a mediator of gambling activity, problem gambling status, and consequent opinions on national gambling-reform legislation. We found internal consistency and factor loadings of the ATGS within the Australian sample to be comparable with those observed in the original UK study. Additionally, ATGS scores were found to be a relatively robust predictor of attitudes towards gambling reform and harm minimisation. Further, the ATGS mediated the relationships between experiences with gambling and attitudes towards harm reduction. The findings suggest that the ATGS is a useful tool for examining general attitudes towards gambling within an Australian context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COMPULSIVE gambling
ATTITUDES toward work
TEST reliability
GAMBLING industry
ROBUST control
COMPULSIVE behavior
GAMBLING & psychology
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
COMPARATIVE studies
LOCUS of control
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
PSYCHOMETRICS
RESEARCH
RESEARCH evaluation
EVALUATION research
HARM reduction
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10505350
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Gambling Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 113251185
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-015-9529-y