scholarly journals A study of differences in Canadian university students' gambling and proximity to a casino

2007 ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald R. Adams ◽  
Anne-Marie Sullivan ◽  
Keith D. Horton ◽  
Rosanne Menna ◽  
Ann Marie Guilmette
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
The Other ◽  
The South ◽  
South Oaks Gambling Screen ◽  
Gambling Activities

Gambling behavior and problem gambling of college students were investigated in universities far from and close to a large casino. A survey of 17 gambling activities was given and the South Oaks Gambling Screen was completed by 1579 students. Approximately half of the students were enrolled in universities near a casino and the other half far from a major casino. Gender and proximity differences were hypothesized and observed. Males engaged in more gambling activities than females. Students close to a casino manifested more serious problem gambling than students far from a casino. Gender by proximity interactions are reported. This investigation supports the idea that context and proximity to gaming venues may have exposure or accessibility effects on university students' gambling behavior.

Casino Use by College Students

1996 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 899-906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Sloan Devlin ◽  
Donald M. Peppard
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Return Rate ◽  
Casino Gambling ◽  
Slot Machines ◽  
The South ◽  
South Oaks Gambling Screen

College students' gambling behavior ( N = 238) at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut was investigated using the South Oaks Gambling Screen. Of the 730 randomly sampled students, 238 returned usable questionnaires, a return rate of 32.5%. Only 35 (14.8%) of the students indicated having visited Foxwoods, of these, 26 (11% of the total) reported having gambled. Rates of problem were relatively low (6 students; 2.5%) and few underage students (3 students; 1.9%) reported using Foxwoods in the fall of 1994. As in other studies of casino gambling by students, slot machines and blackjack were the most frequent activities.

scholarly journals Demotivating Factors of Indonesian College Students to Learn English as A Foreign Language

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Reza Anggriyashati Adara
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
University Students ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
English Language ◽  
The Other ◽  
English Speaker ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Method Approach

Investigating demotivating factors can help teachers to avoid them and provide more insights on sustaining learners’ interest in FL learning. The present study aimed to analyse demotivating factors in FL learning. To obtain the findings, the present study applied a mixed method approach. A set of questionnaires adapted from Sakai and Kikuchi’s (2009) questionnaires were distributed to thirty eight university students whereas interviews were conducted to three of them. The findings indicated teacher’s competence and lack of intrinsic motivation as the most salient factors that caused demotivation among the participants. In this consideration, teachers were perceived as incompetent by the participants when teachers have poor English pronunciation and do not provide communicative classrooms. On the other hand, lack of intrinsic motivation was indicated by the loss of students’ interest in learning and their goal to be an English speaker. Providing a communicative classroom with a fluent teacher as well as promoting students’ interest in English language and culture seem to be the solutions to reduce students’ demotivation. [Penelitian tentang faktor-faktor yang menurunkan motifasi (demotivation) dapat membantu para guru untuk menghindari factor-faktor tersebut dan memberikan wawasan untuk mempertahankan minat peserta didik dalam pembelajaran bahasa asing. Penelitian ini menganalisis faktor demotivasi dalam pembelajaran Bahasa asing. Untuk memperoleh jawaban dari beberapa pertanyaan, penelitian ini menerapkan pendekatan metode campuran. Seperangkat kuesioner yang diadaptasi dari model Sakai dan Kikuchi (2009) didistribusikan kepada tiga puluh delapan mahasiswa sedangkan wawancara dilakukan terhadap tiga dari mahasiswa tersebut. Temuan menunjukkan bahwa kompetensi guru dan kurangnya motivasi intrinsik merupakan faktor yang paling menonjol yang menyebabkan demotivasi di antara para peserta. Dalam hal ini, guru dianggap tidak kompeten oleh para peserta ketika guru memiliki pelafalan bahasa Inggris yang buruk dan tidak menyediakan ruang kelas yang komunikatif. Di sisi lain, kurangnya motivasi intrinsik ditunjukkan oleh hilangnya minat siswa dalam belajar dan tujuan mereka untuk berbicara dalam bahasa Inggris. Menyediakan ruang kelas yang komunikatif dengan guru yang fasih serta mempromosikan minat siswa dalam bahasa dan budaya Inggris tampaknya menjadi solusi untuk mengurangi demotivasi siswa]

scholarly journals Trust in Internet gambling and its association with problem gambling in university students

2013 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Nicholas M. Harris ◽  
Dwight Mazmanian ◽  
John Jamieson
Keyword(s):  
Problem Gambling ◽  
University Student ◽  
Internet Gambling ◽  
The Internet ◽  
South Oaks Gambling Screen ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Student Sample ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Problematic Gambling ◽  
Gambling Activities

The Internet has become a major means of accessing a variety of gambling activities. As a result, there is concern that the Internet may provide more opportunities for consumers to engage in problematic gambling behaviours. The current study examined factors related to Internet gambling and problem gambling in a university student sample (N = 325). Measures included the South Oaks Gambling Screen, the DSM-IV-TR-Based Questionnaire, the Canadian Problem Gambling Index, and a questionnaire examining Internet gambling behaviours and trust. Internet gamblers (n = 53) reported significantly higher levels of trust in Internet gambling sites than non-Internet gamblers (n = 182) and non-gamblers (n = 90). Among Internet gamblers, significant predictors of problem gambling included level of trust in Internet gambling sites, negative effects of this activity on academic achievement and class attendance, and alcohol consumption while gambling on the Internet. Implications of these findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Prevalence and severity of academic burnout in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Seperak-Viera ◽  
Manuel Fernández-Arata ◽  
Sergio Dominguez-Lara
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
The Other ◽  
Academic Life ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Academic Burnout ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
High Level

Background: Academic burnout (AB) is an insidious process characterized by the feeling of emotional exhaustion due to the demands of academic life. Despite its impact on people's health, its prevalence has not yet been reported in Peru. The objective was to estimate the prevalence of AB, based on the emotional exhaustion experienced by university students, and the differences according to the student's year of study and sex. Method: Participants were 341 college students (76% women) from several institutions who were enrolled between the second and fourth year-of-studies. The Emotional Exhaustion Scale was used to measure students' AB. Results: The prevalence of AB was described by percentages and the comparison between groups was performed with effect size measures. The results reveal BA levels at a high level (31.4%) and risk (11.7%). On the other hand, women score higher than men in BA, but no differences were found according to the year of study. The association with anxiety and depression was moderate. Conclusions: The prevalence of academic burnout was significant, and it is associated with anxiety and depression.

scholarly journals Demotivating Factors of Indonesian College Students to Learn English as A Foreign Language

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Reza Anggriyashati Adara
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
University Students ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
English Language ◽  
The Other ◽  
English Speaker ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Method Approach

Investigating demotivating factors can help teachers to avoid them and provide more insights on sustaining learners’ interest in FL learning. The present study aimed to analyse demotivating factors in FL learning. To obtain the findings, the present study applied a mixed method approach. A set of questionnaires adapted from Sakai and Kikuchi’s (2009) questionnaires were distributed to thirty eight university students whereas interviews were conducted to three of them. The findings indicated teacher’s competence and lack of intrinsic motivation as the most salient factors that caused demotivation among the participants. In this consideration, teachers were perceived as incompetent by the participants when teachers have poor English pronunciation and do not provide communicative classrooms. On the other hand, lack of intrinsic motivation was indicated by the loss of students’ interest in learning and their goal to be an English speaker. Providing a communicative classroom with a fluent teacher as well as promoting students’ interest in English language and culture seem to be the solutions to reduce students’ demotivation. [Penelitian tentang faktor-faktor yang menurunkan motifasi (demotivation) dapat membantu para guru untuk menghindari factor-faktor tersebut dan memberikan wawasan untuk mempertahankan minat peserta didik dalam pembelajaran bahasa asing. Penelitian ini menganalisis faktor demotivasi dalam pembelajaran Bahasa asing. Untuk memperoleh jawaban dari beberapa pertanyaan, penelitian ini menerapkan pendekatan metode campuran. Seperangkat kuesioner yang diadaptasi dari model Sakai dan Kikuchi (2009) didistribusikan kepada tiga puluh delapan mahasiswa sedangkan wawancara dilakukan terhadap tiga dari mahasiswa tersebut. Temuan menunjukkan bahwa kompetensi guru dan kurangnya motivasi intrinsik merupakan faktor yang paling menonjol yang menyebabkan demotivasi di antara para peserta. Dalam hal ini, guru dianggap tidak kompeten oleh para peserta ketika guru memiliki pelafalan bahasa Inggris yang buruk dan tidak menyediakan ruang kelas yang komunikatif. Di sisi lain, kurangnya motivasi intrinsik ditunjukkan oleh hilangnya minat siswa dalam belajar dan tujuan mereka untuk berbicara dalam bahasa Inggris. Menyediakan ruang kelas yang komunikatif dengan guru yang fasih serta mempromosikan minat siswa dalam bahasa dan budaya Inggris tampaknya menjadi solusi untuk mengurangi demotivasi siswa]

De Beoordeling Van De Uitspraak Van Het Engels Van Nederlandstaligen

1988 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 123-137
Author(s):  
A. Koet
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Strong Correlation ◽  
The Other ◽  
First Year ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
College Teachers

Dutch students of EngHsh at the tertiary level will usually have to pass a pronunciation test of some kind or other if they are to obtain their degree or certification. It is not entirely clear what factors determine their success of failure on these tests. In this study three groups of judges were asked to assess the pronunciation of Dutch lst-year students of English: - British lst-year university students of linguistics; - Dutch lst-year college students of English; - Dutch college teachers of English. They were asked to assess the pronunciation on five 7-point scales: pleasant-unpleasant; ugly-beautiful; broad-cultured; strong accent-no accent; monotonous-melodious. The results of the three groups were compared. The results were also compared with the marks that the students had actually been given after an oral interview test at the end of their first year. It was found that: - the three groups of judges agree on the question whether the pronunciation is monotonous or melodious; - Dutch students are much more positive than the other groups in their judgments on the scal stron accent-no accent; - for the British stude s there is a strong correlation between the three scales unpleasant-pleasant, ugly-beautiful, and monotonous-melodious as well as between the two scales ugly-beautiful and broad-cultured; - there was very little correlation between the British students' judgments on the scale strong accent-no accent and the marks the students had actually been given; - the Dutch students' judgment on the scale broad-cultured correlated most strongly with the actual mark after the lst-year interview test.

scholarly journals The study of differences by region and type of gambling on the degree of gambling addiction in Japan

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shingo Hayano ◽  
Ran Dong ◽  
Yoshie Miyata ◽  
Sakutaro Kasuga
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Gambling Addiction ◽  
The South ◽  
South Oaks Gambling Screen ◽  
The Past ◽  
Type Of Gambling ◽  
Gambling Type ◽  
Gambling Activities ◽  
Existing Data

AbstractWe conducted an online national survey using the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) on 42,880 people in Japan to identify gambling addiction prevalence differences with regard to gambling type and region. This study included 14,780 individuals (valid responses) who engaged in gambling activities in the past year. There was a large difference in mean SOGS score by gambling type: public gambling and casinos score ≈ 4.0, whereas lotteries (including numbers, etc.) ≈ 1.43. SOGS scores were much higher for those who participated in more than one gambling type than for those who participated in only one type. Regional differences in SOGS scores were also confirmed, with more populous prefectures having lower and less populous having higher SOGS scores. Integrating SOGS scores with existing data concerning hobbies and recreational behaviors across regions indicated that regions characterized by lower SOGS scores were also characterized by greater activity for hobbies and recreational behaviors.

Familial influence on offspring gambling: a cognitive mechanism for transmission of gambling behavior in families

2004 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 1279-1288 ◽  
Author(s):  
TIAN P. S. OEI ◽  
NAMRATA RAYLU
Keyword(s):  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
South Oaks Gambling Screen ◽  
Parental Cognitions ◽  
Cognitive Mechanism ◽  
Emotional Factors ◽  
Gambling Behaviors ◽  
Sem Analyses

Background. The problem-gambling literature has identified a range of individual, cognitive, behavioral and emotional factors as playing important roles in the development, maintenance and treatment of problem gambling. However, familial factors have often been neglected. The current study aims to investigate the possible influence of parental factors on offspring gambling behavior.Method. A total of 189 families (546 individuals) completed several questionnaires including the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) and the Gambling Related Cognition Scale (GRCS). The relationships were examined using Pearson product-moment correlations and structural equation modeling (SEM) analyses.Results. Results showed that generally parents' (especially fathers') gambling cognitions and gambling behaviors positively correlated with offspring gambling behaviors and cognitions. However, SEM analyses showed that although parental gambling behavior was directly related to offspring gambling behavior, parental cognitions were not related to offspring gambling behavior directly but indirectly via offspring cognitions.Conclusion. The findings show that the influence of parental gambling cognition on offspring gambling behavior is indirect and via offspring cognitions. The results suggest a possible cognitive mechanism of transmission of gambling behavior in the family from one generation to the next.

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