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Issue 4 Summer 2017

VACPG NEWS
The Virginia Council on Problem Gambling

VACPG Mission Illustration by Ananda Spadt for the


Omaha World-Herald, featured for a
writing regarding problem gambling.
The mission of the VACPG is to increase public awareness
of problem gambling, ensure the widespread availability
of treatment for problem gamblers and their families, From the President:
and to encourage research and programs for prevention
and education. We maintain a neutral stance on Thank you for being part of
gambling. the Virginia Council on
Problem Gambling
(VACPG)!
The summer has begun
Summer is upon us in all its splendor. As academic chapters We at the VACPG are here
end, summer sports, racing, and the big games begin. If you to serve as disseminators of
or someone you know is seeking guidance for problem information regarding
gambling please know there are resources at your fingertips: gambling disorder. Whether
you are an individual with a
NATIONAL PROBLEM GAMBLING HELPLINE
Call: 1-800-522-4700 gambling disorder, know a
Text: 1-800-522-4700 loved one with the
Chat: ncpgambling.org/chat
condition, or are a
VIRGINIA COUNCIL ON PROBLEM GAMBLING healthcare provider, we
PO Box 980330 welcome you to join with us
Richmond, VA 23298
in spreading awareness
Fax: N/A
Email: cehawley@vcu.edu about gambling disorder.
Website: www.vacpg.org
Helpline: 1-888-532-3500 -Carolyn Hawley, Ph.D.

H Save the Date:


What: New York council on
The National Council on Problem Gamblings PGAM page problem gambling annual
at: http://www.ncpgambling.org/programs- conference
resources/programs/pgam/ When: November 16-17
Where: Albany, NY

VACPG News Editors: Ari Laoch, B.A., CBIST & Carolyn Hawley, Ph.D. Page 1 of 2
Research-to-Action-Notes

Research-To-Action Notes (RAN) are simple and concise summaries


of the bottom-line lessons learned from peer-reviewed literature.
This issues RAN is exploring: The relationship between gambling
attitudes, involvement, and problems in adolescence: Examining
the moderating role of coping strategies and parenting styles

Background: Much is studied about the treatment of problem Spotlight:


gambling with little known regarding protective measures specific to Gam-Anon
the adolescent population.
Gam-Anon is an
Research Questions: what are the effects of coping strategies and international support
parenting styles on adolescent problem gambling? community for family
members of people with
Method: The sample comprised 612 students 12-18 years of age in problem gambling.
South Eastern Australia high schools, parental consent was required
for participation and students received compensation for The website offers an
completion of a twenty-minute survey with a movie ticket.
online directory to meeting
locations as well as access
Conclusion: Development of positive coping strategies and positive to (free and at cost)
parental involvement showed an increase in impacting literature as well as
adolescents initiation and frequency of problem gambling. Desired personal experiences.
outcomes are specific to preventative problem gambling. The
findings imply that coping and parenting interventions may have In Gam-Anon, family and
particular utility for adolescents who are at risk of developing friends learn effective
gambling problems on the basis of other risk factors, such as ways of coping whether or
impulsivity or substance use, but who are not frequently gambling. not the gambler seeks
(p.45). Further research may benefit the implication of gender to help or even recognizes
problem gambling. the existence of a
gambling problem.
Reference: Dixon, R. W., Youssef, G. J., Hasking, P., Yucel, M.,
Jackson, A. C., & Dowling, N. A. (2016). The relationship between For more information:
gambling attitudes, involvement, and problems in adolescence: https://www.gam-anon.org/
Examining the moderating role of coping strategies and parenting
styles. Addictive Behaviors, 58, 42-46.
doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.02.011

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