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This exploratory study examines the manifestation of two experiential variables in undergraduate university students who gamble. The study had 829 participants (270 males and 559 females) who completed self-report questionnaires on gambling-related problems (South Oaks Gambling Screen), loneliness (Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults), and overall life satisfaction (Satisfaction with Life Scale).
This course is based on the reading-based online article, Loneliness and Life Dissatisfaction in Gamblers created by Julia Ungar et al
Journal/Publisher
Journal of Gambling Issues
Publication Date
July 2004, Issue 11
Course Material Authors
Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.
Julia Ungar
Julia Ungar received her M.Ed. from Hardin-Simmonds University, Texas. She is currently a doctoral student in the adult clinical program at the University of Windsor. She is completing her internship at the Grand River Regional Hospital, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.
G. Ron Frisch
Dr. G. Ron Frisch received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Tennessee. He is a professor in the graduate clinical psychology program and director of the Problem Gambling Research Group at the University of Windsor. Along with his associates and graduate students, he has been actively involved in the study of identification, classification, and prevention of problem gambling since 1993. He is currently chair of the board of directors of the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre.
Reena Chopra
Reena Chopra received her M.A. from Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. She is currently a doctoral student in the adult clinical program at the University of Windsor and is interning at the Upstate Medical University of the State University of New York, Syracuse, N.Y.
James Porter
Dr. James Porter received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Windsor, Ontario. He is an associate professor and director of clinical training in the graduate clinical psychology program at the University of Windsor, where he teaches clinical practice and supervises psychotherapy. He has also worked as a school psychometrist and as a psychologist in an adolescent inpatient facility. Dr. Porter maintains a private practice in adult psychotherapy and, together with his associates and graduate students, has published in the areas of psychotherapy, eating disorders, alcoholism treatment, and learning disabilities.
Course Creator
Dan Rebek, Ph.D.
Recommended For
This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about loneliness and life dissatisfaction in gamblers. It is appropriate for all levels of participants' knowledge.
Course Objectives:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
Discuss prior research into the relationship of loneliness and life satisfaction to problem gambling.
Explain the methodology of the reported study, including participants, measures, and procedures.
Describe study results, including general findings about the role of loneliness and life satisfaction to gambling as well as gender differences found.
Availability
This course is available starting Aug 6th, 2008 and expires Feb 19th, 2020
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The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.
Material Authors
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Course Creator
Dan Rebek, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Commercial support
There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.
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