Gambling characteristics of Zagreb high school student's parents

Temeljni cilj rada je stjecanje uvida u aktivnosti kockanja, izraženost problema povezanih s kockanjem te stavove roditelja prema kockanju kao i eventualne rodne razlike. Ovo istraživanje sastavni je dio šireg podprojekta pod nazivom „Roditeljska percepcija kockanja mladih“, a koji se provodi u okviru višegodišnjeg znanstveno-istraživačkog projekta „Kockanje mladih u Hrvatskoj“ čiji je voditelj doc.dr. sc. Neven Ricijaš. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od ukupno 105 roditelja (M=40, Ž=65) srednjoškolaca u Ivanić Gradu. Sudjelovanje u istraživanju bilo je anonimno temeljem prethodno sastavljene šifre. Istraživanje je provedeno grupno, na roditeljskim sastancima u školama, a po principu papir-olovka. Iz sveobuhvatne baterije instrumenata u upitniku za roditelje, za potrebe ovog istraživanja korišten je dio instrumentarija: Upitnik o općim i socio-demografskim podacima, Skala stavova o kockanju, Upitnik aktivnosti kockanja i Upitnik South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS). Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju kako je većina roditelja kockala barem jednom u životu što potvrđuju podaci o igranju lota (72,4%), jednokratnih srećki (52,4%) i sportskog klađenja (15,2%). Istraživanjem su utvrđene razlike po spolu s obzirom na učestalost kockanja, kao i razlike s obzirom na specifičnu vrstu igara na sreću, na način da očevi kockaju češće od majki, pri čemu je najzastupljenije igranje lota, a najmanje prisutno igranje ruleta u kasinu kod oba roditelja. Sukladno očekivanom, rezultati upućuju kako većina roditelja (90,7%) nema izražene probleme s kockanjem, odnosno, za njih devetero su utvrđeni problemi s kockanjem. Istraživanjem su potvrđeni pretežito negativni stavovi o kockanju kod oba roditelja, a značajnije razlike po spolu nije bilo.The main goal of this paper is to gain insight into the activities of gambling, the severity of the problem gambling and attitudes of parents towards gambling and potential gender differences. This research is an integral part of the wider sub-project called "Parental perception of youth gambling", which is carried out in the context of many years of scientific research project "Gambling of young people in Croatia," whose leader is doc. dr. sc Neven Ricijaš. The study was conducted on a sample of 105 parents (M = 40, Z = 65) of high school students in Ivanic Grad. Participation in the survey was anonymous on the basis of previously made codes. The study was conducted in groups, at parent-teacher meetings in schools, and on the paper-pencil principle.For the purpose of this research paper, some parts of the instruments were used from a comprehensive battery of instruments of the questionnaire for the parents: : The questionnaire on general and socio-demographic data, The attitude scale towards gambling, Gambling activities questionnaire and Questionnaire South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS). The survey results show that most parents gambled at least once in their lives as confirmed by the data about playing lotto (72.4%), one-off lottery tickets (52.4%) and sports betting (15.2%). The survey identified gender differences with regard to the frequency of gambling, as well as differences with respect to the specific type of games of chance, on the way that fathers are gambling more often than mothers, whereas both genders mostly play lotto but very rear roulette at the casino. In line with expectations, the results indicate that the majority of parents (90.7%) do not have significant problems with gambling, that is, nine of them experience gambling problems. The survey confirmed predominantly negative attitudes towards gambling with both parents, but there was not found significant gender difference