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01-12-2011 | Original Paper

Cultural Influences on Stigmatization of Problem Gambling: East Asian and Caucasian Canadians

Authors: Jasmin Dhillon, Jenny D. Horch, David C. Hodgins

Published in: Journal of Gambling Studies | Issue 4/2011

Abstract

Cultural influences on problem gambling stigma were examined using a between subject vignette study design. Students of East Asian (n = 64) and Caucasian (n = 50) ancestry recruited from a Canadian University rated a vignette describing either an East Asian problem gambler or a Caucasian problem gambler on a measure of attitudinal social distance. In accordance with the hypothesis, a factorial ANOVA revealed that East Asian Canadians stigmatize problem gambling more than Caucasian Canadians. Moreover, East Asian participants stigmatized the East Asian individual described in the vignette more than they did the Caucasian individual. Individuals with gambling problems were generally not perceived as being dangerous. However, participants who perceived problem gambling as a dangerous condition wanted more social distance than those who did not perceive individuals with a gambling problem as dangerous.

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Title: Cultural Influences on Stigmatization of Problem Gambling: East Asian and Caucasian Canadians
Authors: Jasmin Dhillon
Jenny D. Horch
David C. Hodgins
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Gambling Studies / Issue 4/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3602
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-010-9233-x

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