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- Title
Assessing the Role of Gambling on Problematic Alcohol Consumption by Police Officers.
- Authors
Zavala, Egbert
- Abstract
While a number of studies have attributed critical incident stressors to alcohol abuse among police officers, no study has examined the role gambling, if any, plays on problematic alcohol consumption. Therefore, data from the Police Stress and Domestic Violence in Police Families in Baltimore, Maryland, 1997-1999 are analyzed to test the influence of gambling on problematic alcohol consumption engaged by police officers. Results indicated that gambling is significant in predicting problematic alcohol consumption. Burnout, peer drinking, and self-control also predicted the dependent variable. The study's results, as well as the study's limitations and directions for future research, are also discussed.
- Subjects
GAMBLING behavior; DRINKING of alcoholic beverages &; psychology; ALCOHOL &; police; GAMBLING &; psychology; PSYCHOLOGY of alcoholism; ALCOHOL drinking; GAMBLING; POLICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
Journal of Gambling Studies, 2018, Vol 34, Issue 3, p659
- ISSN
1050-5350
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s10899-017-9725-z