Li, W., Hodgetts, D., and Ho, E.S. (2006) Experiences of Chinese international students' gambling in New Zealand. In: Australian Journal of Psychology: combined abstracts of 2006 psychology conferences: the abstracts of the joint conference of the Australian Psychological Society and the New Zealand Psychological Society (58) p. 156. From: Joint Conference of the Australian Psychological Society and the New Zealand Psychological Society, 26-30 September 2006, Auckland.

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Abstract

Over the past few years the sharp growth of Chinese international students attending educational institutions in New Zealand is of significance. Research suggests that young Asian international students have high levels of gambling participation and are at risk to problem gambling. However, little is known about gambling practices and the potential for problem gambling among Chinese international students in New Zealand. This paper assesses gambling participation and experiences among Chinese international students and the potential for problem gambling. The research draws on findings from in-depth interviews with participants to explore studying experiences of Chinese international students who gamble in the past twelve months in New Zealand, to identify the fundamental causes of these Chinese students' dissatisfaction with their experience in New Zealand, to explore how these Chinese students come to be involved with gambling and how they maintain their gambling activities, to discuss what advice they have for those who might wish to change their gambling; and to propose intervention to Chinese students' gambling issues and gambling related issues identified by the research.

Item ID:	18603
Item Type:	Conference Item (Abstract / Summary)
ISSN:	1742-9536
Date Deposited:	23 Nov 2011 04:11
FoR Codes:	17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology @ 100%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9205 Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health) > 920503 Health Related to Specific Ethnic Groups @ 50% 92 HEALTH > 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) > 920410 Mental Health @ 50%
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