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A retrospective study of attitudes and triggers towards gambling of prisoners before their incarceration in Australia

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The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between attitudes towards gambling, triggers for gambling, and the severity of the gambling problem of convicted offenders before their incarceration. Participants were recruited through transitional managers of prisons. There were 96 referrals, of which 66 participants completed the study. Results showed that there was a significant correlation between the Gambling Attitudes and Beliefs Survey (GABS) and the Inventory of Gambling Situations (IGS) and a significant correlation between the IGS and the EIGHT Gambling Screen. However, no significant correlation was found between the EIGHT Gambling Screen and the GABS. The results indicated that attitudes towards and beliefs about gambling did not directly influence the severity of the participants’ gambling problem. Attitudes and beliefs were more closely linked to their triggers for gambling, and these triggers carried more weight in the severity of their gambling problem. These results suggest that problem gamblers need assistance in dealing with their trigger situations for gambling as well as receiving a therapeutic programme to change their attitudes towards and beliefs about gambling.

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  • Bernard W. S. Fan, 2017. "A retrospective study of attitudes and triggers towards gambling of prisoners before their incarceration in Australia," International Gambling Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(3), pages 412-425, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:intgms:v:17:y:2017:i:3:p:412-425
    DOI: 10.1080/14459795.2017.1347950
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