Correction of Erroneous Perceptions among Primary School Students regarding the Notions of Chance and Randomness in Gambling

Autor/inn/en	Ladouceur, Robert; Ferland, Francine; Fournier, Patricia-Maude
Titel	Correction of Erroneous Perceptions among Primary School Students regarding the Notions of Chance and Randomness in Gambling
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 34 (2003) 5, S.272-277 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-5037
Schlagwörter	Prevention; Program Effectiveness; Specialists; Psychology; Addictive Behavior; Elementary School Students; Teacher Attitudes; Comparative Analysis; Teacher Role; Program Implementation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Psychologie; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrerrolle
Abstract	This study evaluated the effectiveness of a gambling prevention program that aimed to correct the notions of chance and randomness among primary school students. The relative effectiveness of two prevention programs aiming to modify erroneous perceptions of gambling as well as the teacher's and specialist's on the psychology of gambling efficiencies to deliver the prevention programs were compared. Results showed that the program administered by a specialist of the psychology of gambling was more effective at decreasing erroneous perceptions than that provided by the teacher. The discussion raises the practical implications of these results for preventing gambling problems among primary school students, as well as the potential role that teachers could play in the implementation of such programs. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10