Title Odnos impulzivnosti i kockanja kod adolescenata i muškaraca mlađe odrasle dobi
Title (english) Impulsiveness and gambling relationship in adolescents and young adults
Author Dora Kudrić
Mentor Ivana Tucak Junaković (mentor)
Committee member Marina Vidaković (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member Ivana Tucak Junaković (član povjerenstva)
Committee member Ivana Macuka (član povjerenstva)
Granter University of Zadar (Department of Psychology) Zadar
Defense date and country 2019-10-04, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline SOCIAL SCIENCES Psychology Clinical and Health Psychology
Abstract Odnos kockanja i impulzivnosti bio je predmet brojnih istraživanja koja su nastojala objasniti ulogu jednog od najčešće proučavanih konstrukata u psihologiji u održavanju široko rasprostranjenog multikulturalnog fenomena kockanja. Impulzivnost se odnosi na široki raspon akcija koje su nepromišljene, nezrelo izražene, rizične ili neprimjerene situaciji. Pojam kockanje podrazumijeva sve aktivnosti u kojima se kladimo na neizvjesni rezultat pritom ulažući novac. Istraživanja odnosa impulzivnosti i kockanja rezultirala su nesuglasnim nalazima koji se objašnjavaju problemom uzorkovanja ili korištenom metodom mjerenja konstrukata budući da postoje različiti načini mjerenja impulzivnosti kao i različite definicije impulzivnosti u literaturi. Iako su brojna istraživanja ispitala odnos impulzivnosti i kockanja, malen broj istraživanja fokusirao se na kockanje adolescenata, posebice na nekliničkom uzorku. Važno pitanje stoga ostaje utjecaj impulzivnosti na učestalost i pojavu kockanja kod mladih ljudi. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati navike kockanja te povezanost impulzivnosti kao jedne od dimenzija ličnosti i čestine kockanja te visine uloga prilikom kockanja u uzorcima adolescenata i muškaraca mlađe odrasle dobi, kao i razliku u čestini kockanja i visini uloga prilikom kockanja između ove dvije skupine. Papir-olovka metodom prikupljeni su podaci o impulzivnosti i navikama kockanja 180 sudionika (99 adolescenata i 81 muškarac mlađe životne dobi, raspon godina: 16-35). Rezultati provedenih analiza pokazali su da je 77% sudionika kockalo barem jednom u životu, a 57% je kockalo u proteklih mjesec dana. Prvo kockanje počinje s 14 godina. Kockari igraju 2,5 igre u prosjeku dok prosječan ulog po okladi iznosi 17,43 kn. Najčešća kockarska aktivnost u koju se mladi uključuju je sportsko klađenje (samo 34% nikad se nije kladilo) dok se najmanje igra rulet (72% sudionika nikad nije igralo rulet). Korelacijske analize utvrdile su povezanost impulzivnosti i čestine kockanja. Međutim, nije utvrđena povezanost između impulzivnosti i visine uloga prilikom kockanja. Utvrđena je razlika u visini uloga prilikom kockanja između skupine adolescenata i muškaraca mlađe odrasle dobi koji po okladi ulažu više novca od adolescenata. Međutim, nije utvrđena razlika u čestini kockanja između ove dvije skupine.
Abstract (english) The relation between gambling and impulsivity has been the subject of numerous studies that sought to explain the role of one of the most researched psychological constructs in maintaining the widespread multicultural gambling phenomenon. Impulsivity refers to the wide range of actions that are reckless, immature, risky or inappropriate to situations. Furthermore, the term gambling stands for all activities where people bet with money on an uncertain result. Researches of the relationship between impulsivity and gambling have given inconsistent findings which can be explained by the problem with sampling or difference in measurement methods used to measure impulsiveness because there are different ways to measure impulsivity, and also different impulsiveness definitions available in literature. Although numerous studies have examined the relationship between impulsiveness and gambling, only a small number of studies focused on adolescent gambling, especially in a non-clinical sample. An important question remains the impact of impulsiveness on frequency and the emergence of gambling in young people. The aim of this study was to examine gambling habits and the relationship between impulsivity as personality trait and gambling frequency, as well as the stake height when gambling in samples of adolescents and young adults. Another aim was to examine if there are differences in gambling frequency and bid height when gambling between the two groups. Data of impulsiveness rate and gambling habits were collected using the paper-pen method. 180 young males participated in this research (99 adolescents and 81 young adults, age range 16-35). The results of the analyzes showed that 77% of participants have gambled at least once in their lifetime, and 57% have gambled in the past month. The first gambling occurs at the age of 14. Gamblers play in average 2.5 different games while the average stake per bet is 17.43 kuna. Gamblers most commonly participate in sports betting (only 34% never did sports betting). The gamble that is played most rarely is roulette (72% of participants never played roulette). Correlation analyzes found an association between impulsiveness and gambling frequency. However, no correlation was found between impulsiveness and stake height while gambling. No difference was found in gambling frequency between adolescents and young adults, while it was found that young adults gamble with higher stakes than the adolescents.
Keywords
impulzivnost
kockanje
klađenje
adolescencija
mlađa odrasla dob.
Keywords (english)
impulsiveness
gambling
betting
adolescence
young adulthood
Language croatian
URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:162:866682
Study programme Title: Psychology Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) psihologije (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) psihologije)
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