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Emotional Support, Instrumental Support, and Gambling Participation Among Filipino Americans

Authors: Isok Kim, Wooksoo Kim, Thomas H. Nochajski

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 6/2014

Abstract

Using representative survey data of Filipino Americans in Honolulu and San Francisco (SF) (N = 2,259), we examined the roles of emotional support and instrumental support on gambling participation. With considerable difference in gambling environments between two regions, we conducted two sets of hierarchical regression analyses for Honolulu sample, which has restricted gambling laws, and SF sample, which has legal gambling environment, and compared the effects of two types of social support on gambling participation. The results indicated that emotional support was positively and instrumental support was negatively associated with gambling participation among Filipino Americans in Honolulu. However, neither type of social support was significantly associated with gambling participation among Filipino Americans living in SF. This study highlights the differing roles and effects of instrumental and emotional support on gambling where gambling is restricted. It also suggests that gambling behaviors of Filipino Americans are subject to situation- and environment-specific factors.

At the time of this survey administration, Internet gambling was not available. Therefore, we suspect that Internet gambling may not be a major venue of gambling.

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Title: Emotional Support, Instrumental Support, and Gambling Participation Among Filipino Americans
Authors: Isok Kim
Wooksoo Kim
Thomas H. Nochajski
Publication date: 01-08-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 6/2014
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-013-9659-6

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