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01-03-2008 | Original Paper

Role of Gambling Media Exposure in Influencing Trajectories Among College Students

Authors: Hyung-Seok Lee, Jennifer Lee Lemanski, Jong Woo Jun

Published in: Journal of Gambling Studies | Issue 1/2008

Abstract

In the study, a model of the relationship between mass media depictions of gambling and subsequent gambling attitudes and behavioral intentions of college students was developed. A survey was conducted with 229 undergraduate students (79.5% female, mean age = 20.5, SD = 2.04) enrolled in three different communication courses at a large southeastern university. Through structural equation analysis, the six hypotheses of this study were analyzed using the method of maximum likelihood with AMOS 6. The model was consistent with the hypotheses that media exposure impacts gambling attitudes and behavioral intentions both positively and negatively, depending on the valence of the gambling depiction. Theoretical and practical implications of mass media exposure and gambling behaviors are discussed, and future research directions are outlined.

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Title: Role of Gambling Media Exposure in Influencing Trajectories Among College Students
Authors: Hyung-Seok Lee
Jennifer Lee Lemanski
Jong Woo Jun
Publication date: 01-03-2008
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Gambling Studies / Issue 1/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3602
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-007-9078-0

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