Predictors of Lottery Gambling Among American College Students
- 1 June 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Social Psychology
- Vol. 134 (3) , 339-347
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.1994.9711738
Abstract
In this study lottery gambling behavior of 288 American college students was examined. Although most students were infrequent gamblers, we found that student lottery gambling was related to having parents and friends who were lottery gamblers. Students who were frequent lottery gamblers were more likely to participate in other forms of gambling and to have begun gambling at younger ages than less frequent gamblers. Locus of control was related to more frequent gambling among parents and only marginally related to more frequent lottery play among students. Discriminant analysis using parental gambling, peer gambling, games played, sex, and locus of control could predict frequency of lottery playing for 72% of gamblers and nongamblers.Keywords
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