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Kalkan, Bilal; Bhat, Christine Suniti – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2020
Young adults on college campuses have easy access to information and communications technology (ICT) which they use extensively for study, work, and leisure. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and extent of problematic Internet use, online gaming behavior, and online gambling behavior (together referred to as dysfunctional…
Descriptors: Internet, Games, Risk, Depression (Psychology)
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Obedzinski, Kaitlyn; Edgerton, Jason D.; Roberts, Lance W. – College Student Journal, 2019
This study investigates some of the motivational and behavioral correlates of problem gambling behaviours in a Canadian university sample of emerging adults. This transitional developmental stage presents many new opportunities and challenges that may strain emerging adults' coping capacities, and is typically characterized by heightened tolerance…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Games, Probability, Risk
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Sheehan, Brynn E.; Lau-Barraco, Cathy; Linden, Ashley N. – Journal of American College Health, 2013
Objective: The current study examined (1) drinking motives as a mediator of risky drinking behaviors (ie, pregaming and drinking games) and alcohol-related problems and (2) whether gender moderates the association between risky drinking behaviors and negative consequences. Participants: Participants ("N" = 368; 68% female) were drinkers…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Drinking, Student Behavior, Risk