
UCLA Gambling Addiction Survey
The University of California at Los Angeles is planning a survey to
determine what information they can find on online gambling and the
effect it is having on their students. They believe that there is some
excessive gambling going on among students, and they want to try and
get a handle on what it is they might be looking at.
The UCLA Gambling Studies Program has designed the survey to see how
problematic the online gambling might be becoming among UCLA students.
They have created a massive online survey that they think they will be
able to get to the majority of students. They said that they have been
aware of a propensity of gambling addictions among their younger
students, and want to be aware of exactly how big this problem has
become.
They are currently collecting the responses to the survey, and their
goal is to do this four times over the course of the year, so that
they will get an accurate picture of the depth of the addiction. It
will also tell them what games are drawing them in, and who is most
susceptible to gambling addictions.
They say that so far they have discovered something that they already
knew, and that is that most people who gamble online or play video
games are not going to become gambling addicts, and will lead normal
lives. However, those that have an addictive personality will develop
a problem. They said that as they continue to go through the surveys
they are hoping that this will clear up more of the addiction
questions that society has as a whole.
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