Program findings that inform curriculum development for the prevention of problem gambling

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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Robert J.
dc.contributor.authorConnolly, Dennis
dc.contributor.authorWood, Robert
dc.contributor.authorCurrie, Shawn
dc.contributor.authorDavis, R. Meghan
dc.date.accessioned2006-06-13T16:23:30Z
dc.date.available2006-06-13T16:23:30Z
dc.date.issued2004-05
dc.descriptionThis is an electronic version of an article published in Volume 16, Number 1 / May 2004 of Gambling Research.en
dc.description.abstractThe development of effective problem gambling prevention programs is in its infancy. The present paper discusses results of randomized control trials of two programs that have been implemented in Alberta, Canada. The first is a 10 session program delivered to several classes of university students taking Introductory Statistics. This program focused primarily on teaching the probabilities associated with gambling and included several hands-on demonstrations of typical casino table games. The second is a 5 session program delivered to high school students at several sites in southern Alberta. This program was more comprehensive, containing information and exercises on the nature of gambling and problem gambling, gambling fallacies, gambling odds, decision-making, coping skills, and social problem-solving skills. Data concerning gambling attitudes, gambling fallacies and gambling behaviour at 3 and 6-months post-intervention are presented. The findings of these studies are somewhat counter-intuitive and have important implications for the design of effective prevention programs.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Alberta Gaming Research Institute funded this work.en
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dc.identifier.citationGambling Research, 16(1), 47-69.en
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/9898
dc.identifier.issn1832-4975
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/43234
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherNational Association of Gambling Studies Australiaen
dc.subjectgambling educationen
dc.subjectgambling beliefsen
dc.subjectgambling activitiesen
dc.subject.otherInstitute Funded Reports
dc.titleProgram findings that inform curriculum development for the prevention of problem gamblingen
dc.typejournal article
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